Laser Ace Phillip Doran to Helm UCD Defence of Student Yachting World Cup

4th October 2013

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Laser Ace Phillip Doran to Helm UCD Defence of Student Yachting World Cup

#sywoc – UCD launched the defence of its Student Yachting world Cup (SYWC) title last night at the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, revealing Laser dinghy ace Philip Doran from Wexford as its helmsman. It also announced there will be material changes to the format of the competition that starts next Thursday in La Rochelle, France.

The internatinoal college competition is now using J80 sportsboats instead of the larger A35 which means only half the crew number are required.

There is a also a significant change to the UCD crew line up, only two of the last years champions remain, the rest of the 2012 winning team has graduated.

Belia Morehead, Ben Fusco, Sophie Murphy and Conor Murphy and UCD Sailing Club commodore Vinnie Varley complete the crew line up.

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