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 2021 OCTOBER SERIES

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​Union Chandlery
Combined Clubs
​October Series 2021


​Schedule of Races 
Sun 3rd / 10th / 17th / 24th & Sat 30th Oct 2021

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Event Report

Union Chandlery October Series
Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland

RWYCI Union Chandlery October Series concluded this weekend on the 30th October. The series had scheduled races over the first four Sundays and final Saturday in October.

Racing was cancelled due to bad weather on the first weekend, the series got underway on week two in blissful sunshine and light north-westerly winds of 6-10 knots, under the excellent race management of Aoife Lyons and David Vinnell. The on-the-water team got in three races in each class with windward-leeward courses for the spinnaker fleet and triangular courses for the white sails fleet. In the spinnaker fleet it was Tadhg O’Loingsigh and crew on their J24, Janx Spirit topping the spinnaker fleet in both ECHO and IRC.  In white sails the very impressive traditional sailing craft, Sally O’Keeffe, built by Steve Morris and operated by Seol Sionna, won race one, and race three was won by Pat O’Shea’s Malo 36, Amergin, however Elaine O’Mahoney & Simon McGibney’s newly acquired First 265 lead the class after week one with a 2nd – 1st – 2nd.

On the third Sunday of racing, OOD’s Aoife Lyons and David Vinnell, ran two races in beautiful sunshine with a southerly 10-12 knots. In the spinnaker fleet Janx Spirit continued their great form with a further two wins in IRC while Rob Allen’s Corby 25 lead the spinnaker fleet in ECHO. In white sails Adrian O’Connell on his modified Seawolf 26 claimed two wins to put pressure on the leaders.

With another weekend cancelled due to weather, the final weekend of racing took place on the last Saturday of the month, in this very enjoyable Union Chandlery October Series. There was plenty of wind from the south-west and luckily the rain held off during the mid-afternoons racing. White sails completed their full schedule of races with another two races, both won by Fintan Keating’s Halberg Rassy, Passade, who enjoyed the heavier winds. The spinnaker fleet added three more races to their series with two wins for the Corby 25, Smile and a race win for Ray McGibney’s J24, Lady J in ECHO and two wins for Diarmuid O’Donovan’s J24 Yachtzee, with Smile taking the final race win in IRC.
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At the overall prize giving event on Saturday evening event organiser Simon McGibney thanked all the volunteers especially the OOD’s David and Aoife for superb race courses and efficient running of races each week. He also thanked Union Chandlery for their very generous sponsorship and kind words sent to the club, which were communicated to the members at the prizegiving.

Overall results:

Spinnaker IRC: 1st Yachtzee, 2nd Janx Spirit, 3rd Smile
Spinnaker ECHO: 1st Smile, 2nd Yachtzee, 3rd Janx Spirit
White Sails: 1st Lucita, 2nd Sally O’Keeffe, 3rd Amergin 
 
Spinnaker IRC Winners - Yachtzee

Race Results

Union Chandlery October Series 2021 - White Sail
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​Union Chandlery October Series 2021 - Spinnaker 
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Entry List

Name
Boat Name
Boat Make
Club
Division
Simon McGibney
Lucita
Beneteau First 650
RWYCI
White Sails
Seol Sionna
Sally O'Keeffe
Shannon Hooker
RWYCI
White Sails
Christian McGibney
Moontrapper
Trapper 300
RWYCI
White Sails
Pat O'Shea
Amergin
Malo 36
RWYCI
White Sails
Ray McGibney
​Lady J
J24
FYC
Spinnaker
Rob Allen
Smile
Corby 25
RWYCI
Spinnaker
Killian Glynn
Valella
Oceanis 411
RWYCI
White Sails
David Buckley
Eclipse
Corby 25
TBSC
Spinnaker
Jackie Cronin
Jimmy Bum
X332
RWYCI
Spinnaker
Fintan Keating
Passade
Hallberg Rassy
RWYCI
White Sails
Adrian O'Connell
Saronya
Seawolf 26 Mod.
RWYCI
White Sails
Rónán Berrow
Turas
Ruffian 23
RWYCI
White Sails
Diarmuid Donovan
Yachtzee
J24 OD
TIMC
Spinnaker
Tadhg O'Loingsigh
Janx Spirit
J24
TBSC
Spinnaker

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