Close Racing in IRC Fleet at Kinsale Yacht Club

 

Kinsale Yacht Club resumed its October/November White Sails series on Sunday; after two cancellation days, John Stallard’s ‘Siboney’ won both IRC and ECHO handicaps in Fleet 1.

Gerard and Mathilde Campbell’s ‘Cirrus’ was second in IRC, and Michael Carroll’s ‘Chancer’ was third. Under ECHO handicap ‘ Chancer’ was second, and Sam Cohen’s ‘Gunsmoke II’ was third.

After four races, with two to go, David Riome’s ‘Valfreya’ is the IRC leader in the Victoria Antiques-sponsored league, on eight points. This is one ahead of Sunday’s race winner ’Cirrus’, which, in turn, is just one ahead of ‘Siboney’.

In ECHO handicap overall ‘Cirrus’ leads, on 8 points, from Thomas Roche’s ‘Meridian’ on 10 and ‘Gunsmoke’ on 11.

There is close competition in Fleet 1, which has eleven yachts entered.

In Fleet 2 IRC, where four boats are racing, the leader is Padraig O’Donovan’s ‘Chameleon,’ which completed a hat-trick on Sunday, winning a third time in the four races sailed so far, for a total of three points.

‘Miss Charlie’ (Patrick Beckett) is second on five, and ‘Sallybelle’ (Albert O’Neill) is third on seven. Under ECHO, handicap eleven are entered. Two boats are tied on eight points at the top of the fleet – Anthony Griffin’s ‘Odie’ and Raymond Hanley’s ‘Toroloco’. ‘Chameleon’ is next.