Lambay Race Magic Takes The Day For Lough Ree SB20 at Wave Regatta (Vid Here!)

26th May 2024

WM Nixon

John Malone and the Lough Ree YC team blast downwind in their SB20 during the Lambay Race 2024, part of Howth's Wave Regatta

The long-forecast serious rain didn't reach the Wave Regatta venue at Howth until 2200hrs yesterday (Saturday 25th May), and even then, most of the power had gone out after a day during which there'd been about twice as much sunshine as had been forecast by most sources.

As it is, there was enough happy impression of sunshine and a good sailing breeze to carry everyone through whatever the final session today (Sunday, May 26th) may bring. We're obliged to John Malone and the Lough Ree YC team for this brief but eloquent vid of their SB20 heading north for Lambay with seemingly effortless speed, though we're told the bowsprit broke soon after this magic moment, but so it goes.

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William M Nixon has been writing about sailing in Ireland for many years in print and online, and his work has appeared internationally in magazines and books. His own experience ranges from club sailing to international offshore events, and he has cruised extensively under sail, often in his own boats which have ranged in size from an 11ft dinghy to a 35ft cruiser-racer. He has also been involved in the administration of several sailing organisations.

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