Red Rhum Romps Home in DBSC Cruisers 2 Race

19th May 2012

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Red Rhum Romps Home in DBSC Cruisers 2 Race

#DBSC – Jonathan and Chris Nicholson's Red Rhum made the most of the easterly winds and big seas for today's Dublin Bay Sailing Club race even though the veteran DB1 cruiser was chased hard by Mervyn Dyke's Jawesome J80 for IRC handicap honours. Red Rhum from the Royal St. George YC also took ECHO honours with Jim McCann's Mustang 30 Peridot second.

The one design divisions were reduced because the Royal Alfred's annual Baily Bowl competition for Squibs, Dragons and RS Elites is also being staged on Dublin Bay at the Royal St. George YC.

Full Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 19 May 2012 are below:

Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 19 May 2012

BENETEAU 31.7 Echo- 1. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey), 2. Prima Nocte (Patrick Burke), 3. Thirty Something (Gerry Jones et al)

BENETEAU 31.7 - 1. Thirty Something (Gerry Jones et al), 2. Magic (D.O'Sullivan/D.Espey), 3. Prospect (Chris Johnston)

CRUISERS 1 Echo - 1. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Adrenalin (Joe McDonald)

CRUISERS 1 - 1. Xtravagance (Colin Byrne), 2. Gringo (Tony Fox), 3. Jalapeno (Dermod Baker et al)

CRUISERS 2 Echo - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Peridot (Jim McCann et al), 3. Jawesome 11 (M Dyke & B Darcy)

CRUISERS 2 - 1. Red Rhum (J Nicholson & C Nicholson), 2. Jawesome 11 (M Dyke & B Darcy), 3. Peridot (Jim McCann et al)

CRUISERS 3 Echo - 1. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea), 2. Cri-Cri (P Colton), 3. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt)

CRUISERS 3 - 1. Supernova (Shannon, Lawless, McCormack), 2. Quest (Jonathan Skerritt), 3. Gung Ho (G & S O'Shea)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. Kooigjug (K Dumpleton), 2. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 3. Mellifluence (T Leonard & B Mulligan)

FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. The Gruffalo (Keith Poole), 2. Hi Fibre (Michael McCambridge), 3. The Big Bow Wow (N.Meagher/N.Matthews)

GLEN - 1. Glendun (B.Denham et al), 2. Glenroan (Terence Moran), 3. Glencree (J.Bligh/H.Roche)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 1- 1. Dart (Pierre Long), 2. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 3. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan)

IDRA 14 FOOT Race 2- 1. Dunmoanin (Frank Hamilton), 2. Sapphire (Lorcan O'Sullivan), 3. Dart (Pierre Long)

MERMAID Race 2- 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Kim (D Cassidy)

MERMAID Race 1- 1. Jill (P.Smith/P.Mangan), 2. Kim (D Cassidy)

PY CLASS Race 2- 1. E & R Ryan (RS400), 2. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy), 3. John Chambers (Moth)

PY CLASS Race 1- 1. Hugh Sheehy (OK Dinghy), 2. E & R Ryan (RS400), 3. John Chambers (Moth)

RUFFIAN 23 - 1. Ruffles (Michael Cutliffe), 2. Ruff N Ready (Ann Kirwan et al), 3. Cresendo (L Balfe)

SHIPMAN - 1. Macro One (Joseph Murray), 2. Invader (Gerard Glynn)

SIGMA 33 - 1. White Mischief (Timothy Goodbody), 2. Rupert (R & P Lovegrove), 3. Moonshine (R.Moloney/D.O'Flynn)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS Echo- 1. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan), 2. Spirit (Colin O'Brien et al), 3. Coumeenole (Bill Kavanagh)

WHITE SAIL CRUISERS - 1. Calypso (Howard Knott), 2. Vespucci (S & K O'Regan), 3. Windshift (R O'Flynn et al)

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