FASTNET INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOLS REGATTA 2009
John Durcan of Douglas Community School overall winner in an optimist. Click here for full report.
Photo: Carlos Benlayo
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BRITISH SCHOOLS TEAM
RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009
SCHULL TEAM COMES THIRD!
Twenty two teams took part
in the above championships at
Bough Beech Sailing Club in Kent,
an event which is growing annually.
The Schull team was represented
by Shane Newman, Ross Murray, Connor Miller, Katie Moynihan, Ellen O'Regan and Kasper Snashall, with
sub Oisin O'Driscoll. They had a great
first day with 7 wins and only one
loss , seeding the team in the top group for the final day. The second day results were again excellent
with four wins and one loss putting
them in second place overall. This gave them a place in the semi-final, where they won one out of three races against Sevenoaks, finishing
third overall. Congratulations to all.
The YOUTH NATIONALS
were held at the FMOEC from
14-17 April. 163 boats attended
with 2 race courses - an outside
course for 420s, Laser Radials
and 4.7s and inside course for
Fevas, Toppers and Optimists.
Results can be viewed at
www.sailing.ie
Racing at Youth Nationals
quoted as "world class"
The IRISH NATIONAL TEAM RACING
CHAMPIONSHIPS took place on
SATURDAY 28th AND SUNDAY 29th
MARCH at the FMOEC. The results were:
1st Place - George Knights
2nd Place - South County Rebels
3rd Place - TCL
OPPY TRAINING CAMP 2009
The annual National Optimist dinghy winter
training week was again a huge success with 150 sailors and 11 coaches taking part. There are
plans to turn this into a biannual event, with the next camp taking place in the October mid-term break.
Centre gets a face lift, with new car park, double the size, as well as a larger area for rigging and launching.
A new dinghy hard standing area with enough space to fit 90 Optimists
