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Swilly team to sail for Ireland
08.07.11
Local sailors hoping
for a fair wind in Dún Laoghaire
by Eamonn MacDermott,
Inishowen Independent
A team from the Lough Swilly Yacht Club will this
week sail for Ireland in a competition against Wales
due to be held as part of the Volvo Dún Laoghaire
Regatta.
The team consisting of Stephen Doherty, John Hasson,
Richie Fearon and James Sammon will take part in a
series of races against Wales beginning this
Thursday and finishing on Sunday.
The Dun Laoghaire Regatta attracts more than 400
boats and is one of the most prestigious sailing
events in the country. More than 2,000 competing
crew will be afloat each day, in addition to the
army of volunteer organisers and race management
teams.
Speaking before this week’s competition Fahan
teenager Stephen Doherty said: “We are taking part
in the Irish Sea Cup which is held as part of the
popular regatta. |
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Lough Swilly Yacht Club members prepare for the Irish Sea Cup competition. |
We are really looking
forward to it and it should be four days of good
racing.
“In all there are ten races and it is the best of
ten and there will be four boats representing
Ireland and four representing Wales.”
He added: “We were selected due to our performance
at the Inter Counties Championship at the Grand
Canal Dock in Dublin last week.
“We had a great race and were leading coming into
the last lap.
“Unfortunately Lady Luck did not smile on us and we
got caught in a wind hole and while we were there
other boats passed us and so we came in fourth out
of 19 boats.
“However, we must have impressed enough for people
to feel we would be good enough to represent Ireland
this week.”
Stephen said he is looking forward to the
competition and hoping that he and his colleagues
acquit themselves well in the competition against
Wales.
Teams from Ireland and Wales have competed for the
Irish Sea Cup for some years now and this year’s
competition promises to be an exciting affair for
sailing enthusiasts. |
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