Harry Whitaker of the Royal Cork Yacht Club is lying 10th overall going into the last day of sailing at the Optimist World Championships in the Dominican Republic. Congratulations to Harry Durcan who won one of the races yesterday. Overall Irish results with one day to go are as follows: Harry Whitaker (RCYC) 10th; Douglas […]
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Cian Byrne Achieves European Success at Lake Garda
Cian Byrne achieved an outstanding result at the Europa Cup Event at Lake Garda, Italy when he came 2nd overall and 2nd in the U16 section sailing the Laser 4.7 Rig. Travelling with the ISA national squad, Cian finished with a final race 1st to cap off a remarkable performance. The Europa Cup represents top […]
PRINCIPALITY PLAYS HOST TO INTERNATIONAL TEAM RACING EVENT
Monaco Yacht Club was home to twelve international optimist dinghy teams last weekend, with both the Royal Cork and Ireland being well represented by four of our optimist sailors. The three day event was formally opened last Friday when HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco made a special visit to the yacht club to encourage all the teams […]
4 Royal Cork Youth Sailors Honoured by ISA
No fewer than four Royal Cork youth sailors have been nominated for the coveted title of Youth Sailor of the Year 2011. Sophie Browne, fresh from her outstanding exploits in finishing 2nd girl at the Optimist Worlds in New Zealand, is the only girl nominated. Patrick Crosbie finished 3rd in the Topper Worlds in Dun […]
Sophie Browne Silver Medalist at Optimist Worlds in New Zealand
Club member, Sophie Browne, has just won a Silver Medal at the Optimist World Championship in Napier, New Zealand. Sophie was 13th overall and was only beaten by the overall World Champion, Kimberly Lin of Singapore. This was no flash in the pan. Sophie had a marvellous season finishing 4th overall (and first girl) at […]