Howth Yacht Club’s Lambay Races were sailed on Saturday (June 3rd) as a fully-fledged Open Event for the first time since 2019. Everything about it was on the grand scale – entry, sunshine, competition, tide, and après-sail were all maxed on the dial, whilst the northeast wind blew at a modest 6 to 8 knots to ensure that sailors - apart from frazzled tacticians - had plenty of energy left for socialising afterwards.
Eighty-six boats started, including visitors from Dun Laoghaire, Clontarf, and Malahide, who had a particular interest in checking out the Lambay to Ireland’s Eye course area that will host the 2023 ICRA National Championships this coming September.
With a 17.00 time limit and the tide about to turn on some parts of the race area, the Race Committee took the prudent decision to shorten all the classes north of Ireland’s Eye and allow the sailors an early return ashore to the hospitality of Howth YC, a measure well-appreciated by those in need of rehydration.
The Lambay Lady is the trophy awarded for the best performance of the regatta, and there was no surprise when Robert Marshall was announced as the very deserving and popular winner.
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