Whistlin’ Dixie is Best Boat overall at Dun Laoghaire
by Event media on 17 Jul 2007
Volvo Dun Laoghaire 2007 SW
The Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta ended on Dublin Bay Sunday 15 July, with the outcome in 25 classes decided after a 10-race series over 4 days of racing in light, variable winds, with poor visibility often a feature.
The Volvo Trophy for Best Boat overall went to Whistlin’ Dixie - O’Sullivan/Keelan - of the Royal St George YC as a result of winning Class 3 on both IRC and ECHO handicaps. While the prize for Best One-Design Boat went to the Ruffian, Ruff n Ready - Cullen/Brown/Kirwan - from the National YC with five wins in eight races.
Brian Spence’s McCready Sailboats from the Royal Ulster YC won the Laser SB3 Class and also the Salamander Trophy (presented by the Royal Dee YC) for the Best Visiting Boat. Best Keelboat Award went to David and Sarah Gorman’s Hy5ive, winners in the Flying 15s, while first overall in the Super Zeros went inevitably to Colm Barrington’s Flash Glove from the Royal Irish YC.
Notable overseas successes were seen in Class 1 Keith Lord’s Acrewed Interest’ from the Isle of man, J109 - Fry/Bucking - Jambo from the Hamble and J24 Tom Clay’s Finn M’Coul from Southampton.
Tigger - Cassidy/Mulhall from Howth had a double success in the Beneteau 31.7 and there were other Howth successes for Kinetic - Murphy/Colwell - in Class 2 IRC, Gordon Knaggs’ Jokers Wild in Class 2 ECHO and Gillian Guinness’s Kookaburra in the Squibs.
Roy Dickson (Howth YC) was a popular winner of Class 0 (IRC) after good last day performances while other Howth winners included Peter and Declan McCabe and Andrew Knowles in Class 5 on IRC and ECHO respectively.
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