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RS Elite Irish National Championship at the Royal Ulster Yacht Club - Overall

by David Kelso 28 Aug 2019 12:03 BST 24-25 August 2019
RS Elite 56 Upfront on the way to winning the 2019 RS Elite Irish Nationals © S Douglas

Close racing, tight finishes and plenty of place changing were the order of the day over the two days of the Charles Hurst, Jaguar Land Rover sponsored RS Elite Irish Championship.

Day 1

With light airs forecast for Sunday four excellent races were held on Saturday under the expert eye of Race Officer Colin Loughead and his team.

Three boats Kin, Upfront & Storm dominated the day.

Kin (Simon Brien) showed a welcome return to form winning the first race and scoring a couple of seconds and a fourth to end the day in second place overall. Upfront (Jeff Ralston) was at the top of the leader board with two firsts, a second and a third. Storm (Stephen Polly) completed the podium places with three thirds and a first place.

Outside the top three our furthest travelled visitor Swallow (John McRobert), together with Tuppence (Brian Corry), Toucan (Mike Vaughan) and Illegal (Phil Anderson) all showed form at various stages competing hard for 4th place.

Janice McCrudden's recently acquired Bamboozled (helmed by John Simms) stood out with an excellent performance in race four when they lead round the first weather mark. Having been passed by Storm they held off the challenge of Upfront to score second place at the finish.

An excellent Class Dinner in Royal Ulster Yacht Club rounded off the day with nearly 50 competitors and guests enjoying superb food and the atmospheric surroundings of the Club house.

Day 2

After a short period drifting round Belfast Lough, Race Officer Colin Loughead managed to get the fleet away first time for a 50 minute race in what turned out to be the last breeze of the day.

Conditions were fairly steady and the wind solid with Storm leading from start to finish followed home by Toucan and Illegal. In the dying breeze Tuppence came through in fourth place with Merlin (Angus McRobert) and Usain Boat (Richard Moore) having their best results of the Championship in fifth & sixth.

Despite the best efforts of the Race Officer the breeze proved too variable and hard to find and the correct call was made to abandon race six.

In the end only three points separated the top three with Upfront (7 points) taking the Charles Hurst, Jaguar Land Rover sponsored RS Elite Irish Championship from Storm (8 points) and Kin (9 points).

Toucan, Tuppence & Illegal all sailed very consistently with again only three points separating fourth to sixth place such is the competitive nature of the fleet.

An alfresco prize giving on the patio of Royal Ulster Yacht Club was enjoyed by competitors and club members alike with a display of Charles Hurst supplied Jaguar and Land Rover cars and magnificent views of Belfast Lough the backdrop.

All eyes now turn to 2020 when Ballyronan Boat Club on Lough Neagh will be hosting the RS Elite Irish Championship for the first time.

Overall Results:

PosBoat NameSail NoHelm & CrewClubR1R2R3R4R5Pts
1stUpfront56Jeff Ralston John Patterson & Robin FlanniganRNIYC2113‑97
2ndStorm37Stephen Polly / John Gunning & David KelsoRUYC & BYC‑333118
3rdKin111Simon Brien / Jack Brien & Stephen MilneRNIYC1224‑79
4thToucan64Mike Vaughan / Gavin Vaughan & TBCRNIYC‑7745218
5thTuppence19Brian Corry / Karen Corry and Henry GreerSLYC546‑7419
6thIllegal36Philip / Clive Corry & Ben McKelveySLYC665‑10320
7thSwallow49John McRobert / Jonny McBride & Bill FultonBallyronan Boat Club4598‑1026
8thBamboozled17John Simms / Janice McCrudden & Dave AndersonSLYC‑128821129
9thMerlin93Angus McRobert / Keith Maxwell & Margie CrawfordSLYC8‑1179529
10thFullMarks83Mark Brien / Mark Ennis & TBCMark Ennis & TBCRNIYC‑109106833
11thUsain Boat82Richard Moore / Colman Byrnes & Gavin BriggsRNIYC‑11101111638
12thb'Have52Mark Hunter. Dave Eccles & Rory GrahamSLYC9(DNF)DNSDNSDNF51
13thProdical61Greg Bell / Sally Bell & Jony MillarRNIYC(DNF)DNSDNSDNSDNS56

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