CH Marine Glandore Classic Regatta 2015

1890's yachts Elsie & Airlie racing past Adam Island during the Glandore Classic Regatta 2015 © Cormac O'Carroll

Nick Bendon of CH Marine and Sean Walsh President of the Old Gaffers at the Glandore Classic Regatta 2015 © Cormac O'Carroll

Don Street Jr. of Iolaire receiving the oldest Helm Trophy at the Glandore Classic Regatta 2015 prize giving © Cormac O'Carroll

Last Friday saw the closing prize giving of the CH Marine Glandore Classic Regatta of 2015. The regatta opened last Sunday with a wonderful parade of sail with about 60 boats dressed overall and sailing around the picturesque harbour of Glandore with a sail past commentary on each boat from the village garden.

Class racing followed for the week with Courses set in Glandore Bay for the keel boats and cruisers and in the harbour for dayboats and dinghies. On Wednesday there was a lay day cruise to Castletownshend, the next harbour to the west from Glandore, this proved to be a popular new addition to the regatta programme.

There were shore events and receptions each evening in the village and the Regatta Dinner took place on Thursday evening hosted in the Yacht Club and the adjoining Pier House Bistro.

The final prize giving took place on Friday afternoon in the Village Garden. Prize giving highlights as follows:

Boat of the Regatta and Class II - Happy Return, Rui Ferriera. Happy Return is a Stella one design by Kim Holman rebuilt and launched last month in time for the regatta by Rui.

Regatta Concours d'Elegance - Airle, Peter Roberts, built in London in 1897 and one of the loveliest boats at the regatta.

Special Mention also to the 1915 Falmouth Punt Teal owned by Adrian Notwynski and the recently relaunched Guillemot originally built 1896 and owned by Brian Martin.

Class I Cruisers: Elsie Patrick Dorgan, Cork One Design Fife originally built 1898
Class II Cruisers: Happy Return Rui Ferriera
Class III Gaffers: Jane Paul Tomas Drewes

Special Mention in the Gaffer Class to Faóilean, Pat Tanner and to Tír na nÓg of Howth Sean Walsh

One Designs
Sian 1926 Richard Tudor Menai Straits - Fife one design
Aphrodite John Wyles - Dragon Class
Penny B Gilly Foulds - Squib Class
Coleen Bán Hal Sisk - Coleen Class
Colette Jim O'Brien - Castletownsend Ette Class

Dinghies
Godenwind Jens Franke - Open Dinghies

Junior mixed dinghy regatta
Laser Killian Sheehan tied with David Forde

Full results can be found here

Parade of Sail during the Glandore Classic Regatta 2015 - photo © Cormac O'Carroll