The Royal Cork Team pictured with Rear Admiral Keelboats Kieran O’Connell. Pic. Robert Bateman
Time has flown since since April 2nd when we first brought you the news that a team from Royal Cork would contest the Dennis Conner International Yacht Club Challenge Invitational. The club will be represent by a team of four popular members: Dave Lane and Siéad Enright and Clem and Wendy McElligott.
The event will commence on August 15th and will be sailed in J24’s provided by the Manhattan Sailing Club based at Dennis Conner’s North Cove in Lower Manhattan. Two teams from Howth Yacht Club will also contest this exciting and fun event and we wish all the crews the best of luck.
Teams from fourteen countries comprising all amateur club sailors will contest the event, the Sixth Dennis Conner Invitational Yacht Club Challenge.
Teams included:
– Manhattan Yacht Club (United States) – 2 Teams
– Club Universitario de Buenos Aires (Argentina) – 2 Teams
– Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (Germany)
– Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (Australia) – 2 Teams
– Nissan Marina Tokai (Japan)
– Howth Yacht Club (Ireland) – 2 Teams
– Fenerbahce Sailing Club “Team Goblin” (Turkey)
– Royal Cork Yacht Club (Ireland)
– Societe Nautique de la Baie de Saint-Malo (France)
– Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (Norway)
– Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (Bermuda)
– Royal Danish Yacht Club (Denmark)
– Cercle de la Voile de la Societe Nautique de Geneve (Switzerland)
– Shanghai Boat and Yacht Club (China)
– Royal Cape Yacht Club (South Africa)
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