Royal St. George's Jonny O'Dowd Third at J80 UK Nationals in Lymington

Were it not for a 'DSQ' in race three, Dublin Bay helmsman Jonathan O'Dowd of the Royal St. George Yacht Club may well have been further up the podium when racing was cut short at the J80 UK National Championships in Lymington yesterday. Instead, the Irish boat took bronze in the 11-boat fleet. As Afloat previously reported, racing in Christchurch Bay at Royal Lymington Yacht Club, in 5 - 8 knots of breeze, the Royal St. George Yacht Club entry 'Jabs' stayed third overall when the final races were abandoned. Chris & Hannah Neve of the host club were overall winners with Nick Haigh's Slighty Steamy in second. Overall results in the 11-boat fleet are downloadable here