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Irish J/24 Autumn Cup at Dundalk & Carlingford Sailing Club

by Michael Clarke 5 Oct 2004 19:32 AEST 2-3 October 2004

Over 100 sailors in 21 boats took part in Ireland’s Autumn J/24 Championship hosted by Dundalk and Carlingford SC and sponsored by the Loughs Agency, cross border body for sea loughs between Northern Ireland and the Republic.

Andrew Algeo and Ben Cooke in Scandal won in a tie break with Enda O’Coineen in Kilcullen. Michael McCaldin was third in Murder Picture and best among the six old Westerly built boats was Ron Finegan’s Just4One.

Race Officer, Michael Harris Barke, set courses, start & finish in Rostrevor Bay, at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, with windward mark under Carlingford Mountain, for two days of enjoyable, exciting racing, close and lively. International Race Judge, Paul Murphy was on the course. Some penalties were taken and no protests lodged.

Weather, strong wet SW winds with sudden hard squalls both days and Race 4 shortened when wind briefly fell light.

Crazyhorse and Virjin on the Ridiculous both RTD, each with rudder broken in a twisting hard squall during race 1.

The British J/24 Autumn Cup championship in Poole on the same weekend also had very windy weather.

Boats came from nine clubs, Carrickergus SC, Dundalk & Carlingford SC, Lough Erne YC, Lough Neagh SC, National YC, Portaferry SC, Royal Irish YC, Royal St George YC, and Western Yacht Club (five hours tow by road).

Scandal received the Autumn Championship Trophy (a fine cased full model of a J/24) and First Prize Kilcullen received Second Prize, and Murder Picture Third Prize. Just4One received the Prize for Westerly built boats, of which six competed. Six Race Prizes went to Jay Kay (1st Race 4, 3rd R2, 4th R3), Sidney (2nd R4 & 3 R6), Gossip (2nd R5 & 4th R4), Taz (3rd in R3 & 5), Jibberish (3rd R1), Bád (4th R6)

Half the fleet had at least one race score in the top 25 % that is 5th place or better.

Overall Results: (6 races, 1 discard)

PosHelmBoat NameClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1Andrew AlgeoScandalRStGYC12635112
2Enda O’CoineenKilcullenNYC41174212
3Michael McCaldinMurder PictureLEYC2112161521
4David TaylorTazCSC74363730
5Tim SheardJay KayLNSC6341101124
6Simon McGibneySidneyWYC5614212328
7James ByrneGossipDCSC8511421230
8Jerry DowlingBádRIYC1412596436
9Joey KellyDandy RockerLEYC10139107642
10Stephen BradshawJibberishPSC310128112244
11Gerry JonesJustintimeRStGYC9910129946
12Des FortuneHard on PortRStGYC117713141048
13Ron FineganJust4OneDCSC168811131555
14Robin EaglesonLuder TooLNSC171713581356
15Johnny MorganJABDCSC1214161716866
16Ruari HerraghtyJawsLRYC13161515151472
17Michael ClarkeJeriatrixLEYC15151718171680
18Tara MooneyJacquerieLRYC22221914181788
19Ivan SlaterJewel Purpose DCSC18181819192292
20Diarmuid O’DonovanVirjin OTRLEYC222222222222110
21Frank HeathCrazyhorseRStGYC222222222222110

This was the final event from which scores count for Irish J/24 Champion of Championships ranking and selection ranking for six Irish places at next year’s J/24 World Championship 2005. More news on these later.

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