Elmside Neighbours lead the 'George Invitational' Team Racing Championship after a colourful ten rounds sailed at Dun Laoghaire Harbour this afternoon.
Set against the backdrop of the home of Team Racing in Dun Laoghaire, the Royal St George Yacht Club has organised two days of Swiss League team racing aboard Fireflies dinghies followed by knockout sailing on Sunday.
Both Elmside Neighbours and second placed team, Family Fireflies, won eight races in the blustery south-easterlies, with Curious George winning seven in third place from the 22-boat team turnout.
As Afloat reported previously, a resurgence in demand for top-grade team racing events has resulted in the revival of the renowned George Invitational. The event maintained over twenty years of continuity in the sport in Dun Laoghaire in the 1970s, 1980s, and 90s until the club ran the second World Team Racing Championships in 1999. It continued into the mid-2010s; now, it has made its triumphant return.
Interim results below
