Cavatina wins BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race
by Event media 8 Jul 2006 23:41 AEST
Cavatina takes first place in the BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race 2006 © Event Press
Provisional results have put Eric Lisson’s Cavatina as the winner of the 2006 BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race. The now two time winner of the event arrived in Wicklow on Saturday morning at 01.20, moving her ahead of Eamon Crosbie’s Teng Tools on corrected time. Everyone in
Wicklow had an anxious wait in the early hours of Saturday morning as
a southerly tide and moderate breezes brought the Granada 38 to the
top of the leaderboard. Cormac Farrelly’s Pepperbox, one of the
smallest boats in the fleet at 32 feet, finished strongly, bringing
her up to third place. Aodhan Fitzgerald’s Ireland’s West finished
fourth and George Radley’s Imp finished fifth.
“2006 has shown another fantastic win for Eric Lisson’s Cork-based
crew. Cavatina has now entered the history books as being the second
boat to ever win the Round Ireland Yacht Raced twice, the other being
Denis Doyle’s Moonduster” said Wicklow Sailing Club Commodore, John
Johnson.
Denis Noonan, Race Organiser, “This results shows that the Round
Ireland Yacht Race is for everyone, from the top Grand Prix boats to
the club racers, with all entries from the very largest to the
smallest capable of winning the Round Ireland”.
With a handful of smaller boats still to arrive in Wicklow, the
leaderboard may well be revised, but Cavatina’s result looks almost
certain at this stage.
Provisional Results: (at 08/07/2006 06:00)
1. Cavatina
2. Teng Tools
3. Pepperbox
4. Ireland's West
5. Imp
6. Inis Mor
7. Aquelina
8. Jeronimo
9. Blondie
10. Whitetiger
11. Isobar
12. Independent Bear
13. Nadie
14. Roxy 9
15. Minnie The Moocher
16. Alice 11
17. Altana Chieftain
18. Freya
19. Moontiger
20. Creative Play
21. Albatross
22. Ulula
23. Spirit of Kilrush
24. Konica Minolta Zana
25. Whisper
26. Galileo
27. Lyons Solicitoirs
28. Solune