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Greystones’s Frank Whelan is June’s “Sailor of the Month (Inshore)”

2nd July 2019
Frank Whelan (on the wheel) skipper of Sovereign's Cup winner Eleuthera with six straight firsts Frank Whelan (on the wheel) skipper of Sovereign's Cup winner Eleuthera with six straight firsts Credit: Afloat

The Greystones-based Grand Soleil 44 Eleuthera (Frank Whelan) is a byword for enthusiasm, both for the dedication of her amateur crew in preparing the boat for the season, and in the way her owner/skipper and his top lieutenants lead them to success. This reached a new height at the end of June in the Sovereign’s Cup Regatta at Kinsale where Eleuthera achieved a clean sweep of five wins in Class 0 to emerge as the popular winner of the overall trophy, the Sovereign’s Cup itself.

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