Another super successful weekend for our Optimist sailors at the Connaught Championships in Lough Ree Yacht Club.

Another super successful weekend for our Optimist sailors at the Connaught Championships in Lough Ree Yacht Club.

An incredible 172 sailors travelled to Lough Ree this weekend, making it the largest dinghy sailing event in the country this year and the biggest Optimist event in Ireland in many, many, years. Forty two RSGYC sailors competed, making up 24% of the fleet.

Results as follows:

Senior Main Gold Fleet

1^st – Max O’Hare

3^rd – Lily Donagh

5^th – Abigail Murphy

Five RSGYC sailors in the top 10 of this fleet including Juliet Ryan (6^th) and Kate Spain (7^th)

Senior Main Silver Fleet

4^th – Tom D’Arcy

5^th – James Crawford

Junior Main Gold Fleet

1^st – Maeve Donagh

2^nd – Patrick Fegan

Three RSGYC sailors in the top 10 of this fleet including Holly Cantwell (10^th)

Junior Main Silver Fleet

6^th – Oliver Ryan

Junior Main Bronze Fleet

1^st – Arthur Fegan

5^th – Aisling Cronin

Four RSGYC sailors in the top 10 of this fleet including Amy Kieran (9^th) and Ava Molloy (10^th)

Regatta Racing Fleet

2^nd – Lucille Mullett

4^th – Jess Walsh

Three RSGYC sailors in the top 10 of this fleet including Cian Farrell (8^th)

Regatta Coached Fleet

9^th – Zoe Russell

Well done all!