The Club hosted the Grant Thornton ILCA National Championships this week, with strong westerly winds forcing the cancellation of the final day’s racing on Sunday.
Sailors across all fleets got two days of racing, with light to moderate westerly breeze on Friday and winds gusting into the mid-20s on Saturday. The ILCA 4 fleet was tightly contested, with just 3 points separating the first four boats before racing was called off on Sunday. We’re delighted to say four RSGYC members made up that top four, with six in the top ten overall: Kate Spain took 1st place, Amy Kieran 2nd, Jackson Clarke 3rd, and Amy Shelley 4th and third-placed girl. James Crawford finished 6th and Philipp Arthurs 8th, giving RSGYC a dominant hold on the top ten. There were other strong performances too, with John Kenny finishing 14th and Caoimhe O’Toole 18th.
ILCA 6 Prizewinners
In the ILCA 6 fleet, Annalise Murphy took 1st and Sienna Wright 2nd, closely chased by RSGYC’s own young guns Marcus Shelley in 3rd and Conor Cronin hot on his heels in 4th. Both Marcus and Conor pushed the Olympic silver medallist hard, each winning a race on Saturday to pile on the pressure. With Rory Brennan Hobs 7th, Lucy Ives 9th, Cormac Byrne 10th, and Max O’Hare 11th, the RSGYC ILCA 6 fleet is clearly in good hands. Further down the fleet, Jack Ives (16th), Patrick Fegan (17th), Jacob Browne (23rd), Zita Tempany (24th), Patrick Foley (25th), Abbi Murphy (27th), Darren Griffin (28th), Cian O’Flannigan (32nd), Conor Clancy (33rd), Kate Molloy (34th), and Tom Darcy (35th) all reinforce the depth of talent coming through in the ILCA 6 fleet.
