Last Friday evening the Club held the end of year prize giving for Keelboats, with a great crowd turning up to the evening. The format for this prize giving changed a few years ago and moved away from a formal dinner to a more relaxed night with finger food in the main club bar and this as proven to be a great success with over 70 members in attendance on the night.
Annamarie Fegan and Denis Murphy (right) of Nieulargo are presented with the RCYC Boat of the Year award by RCYC Vice Admiral Colin Morehead
Club Vice Admiral Colin Morehead opened the evening with a warm welcome and thanks everyone for coming. The first set of prizes was for the Fitzgerald Menswear Aug/Sept League, this was swiftly followed by the Northsails Sunday Morning Leagues and the Coastal series league. The Royal Cork annual Super League prize was then presented, this is the trophy for the combination of all mid-week racing across the season.
Deirdre Tingle (right) and Paul Tingle of Alpaca are presented with the Royal Cork Stanchion Trophy by Vice Admiral Colin Morehead
Next up were the Overall trophies and we have introduced three new trophies in 2018, there is the Keelboat sailor of the year, won by Molly Murphy, the Under 25 sailor of the year, won by Robyn Lynch and the Royal Cork Stanchion trophy (for the boat that was unable to keep all their crew on board while racing, for one reason or another during the year!) this was won by Deirdre & Paul Tingle.
Thank you to all involved on the evening and we are looking forward to another great season in 2019. Full list of prize winners and photos below:
Super League Winners 2018
Club ECHO SPIN 1 Fleet
1st IRL77883 Coracle IV
Club ECHO SPIN 2 Fleet
1st GBR9896 Magnet
Club ECHO WS Fleet
1st IRL1022 Aramis
IRC SPIN 1 Fleet
1st IRL77883 Coracle IV
IRC SPIN 2 Fleet
1st IRL2501 Cracker
IRC WS Fleet
1st Elegance Paul O Shea
IHS Division
1st IHS Exhale
2018 Coastal Series
Ballycotton Race IRL 9609 Jelly Baby
Round the Island Series IRL77883 Coracle IV
Club Trophies
Whitesail boat of the year Elegance Paul O Shea
Under 25 Sailor of the Year Robyn Lynch
Keelboat Sailor of the Year Molly Murphy
RCYC Stanchion Trophy Deirdre & Paul Tingle
Overseas Boat Peter & Rob O’Leary in the Star Class
Club Boat of the Year Coracle IV Kieran Collins
Boat of the Year Nieulargo Denis Murphy
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