News
August 2010
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Kinsale Regatta 2010 Results
04 August, 2010
It has been a number of years since a Mirror sailed competitively in Kinsale Harbour, but Gary & Mikey Horgan claimed the overall trophy in the Kinsale Regatta 2010 by winning the Carrigrahane Shield. The results are available over the fold.
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La Solitaire du Figaro: Gijón to Brest
04 August, 2010
On perfect time, under clear skies and with a good northerly breeze of around 7/8 knots the 45 boats strong fleet crossed the starting line from Gijón to Brest. The Race Committee hoisted the individual recall flag as five skippers were over the line.
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Le Cleac'h does it again!
06 August, 2010
On Friday August 6th at 2 hours 44 minutes and 40 seconds Armel Le Cléac’h crossed the finish line in front of the Moulin Blanc harbour, in Brest. It took Brit Air’s skipper 2 days, 44 minutes and 40 seconds to sail the 385 mile long leg from Gijón to Brest, at an average speed of 6.34 knots.
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Yann Eliès penalised!
07 August, 2010
The Jury met in Brest this morning and imposed a two hour penalty on Yann Eliès skipper of Generali Europ Assistance and, as a consequence sees him tumble from second overall to nineteenth and the ranking, after two legs is Armel Le Cléac'h Brit Air , François Gabart Macif Skipper 2010 and Thomas Rouxel Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne.
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Rock & Roll Start in Sprint to Kinsale!
09 August, 2010
Leg 3 of the Solitaire du Figaro left Brest today for a 349 miles long route bound for Kinsale. The start was hampered by the bulk of the fleet clustering the pin end of the line, causing individual recalls and several protest flags to be raised.
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Le Cléac’h hat-trick?
10 August, 2010
Armel Le Cléac'h has taken control of the third stage, having been victorious in the previous two legs, and seems destined to lead the fleet into Kinsale tomorrow. As of 2300 hours tonight he is leading the fleet, averaging 7.2 knots and has 136.5 nm to the finish at Kinsale.
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The Legend imp; a presentation by William G. Barton
11 August, 2010
This is a true story about an incredibly successful, diminutive ocean racing yacht, her adventures, her trials and tribulations. She is one of the greatest yachts in modern racing history and took the yacht-racing world by storm from her launch in January 1977.
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Adrien Hardy (Agir Recouvrement) Wins Stage 3
12 August, 2010
Young Adrien Hardy (Agir Recouvrement) crossed the line at 20:08:45, winning the third leg. He covered the 349 miles in 54 hours, 8 minute and 45 seconds at an average speed of 6.45 knots. He was followed by Yann Eliès (Generali -Europ Assistance) and Jean-Pierre Nicol (Bernard Controls).
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No Change In Ranking Order
13 August, 2010
The jury met today to decide five different protests. Only two received a penalty: Eric Peron (Skipper Macif 2009) and Gildas Morvan (Cercle Vert) who got 1 and 2 minutes on the second leg time respectively. Both penalties were given for infringements to the class rules and do not affect the overall ranking.
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O’Regan/Flanigan Makes Solid Start In La Rochelle
14 August, 2010
Cian O’Regan with fellow Kinsale Yacht Club member Scott Flanigan are currently placed eleventh out of one hundred and twenty entries at the International 420 Class Junior European Championship in La Rochelle.
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O'Regan/Flanigan into Top 10
16 August, 2010
Cian O’Regan and Scott Flanigan have built on the solid first day start securing two second place finishes and discarding an eight from the second race to lie sixth overall at the 420 Junior European Championships in La Rochelle.
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Irish Extend Lead At 2010 Rolex Commodores' Cup
18 August, 2010
Boats have been returning from the offshore race of the 2010 Rolex Commodores' Cup. With a 2.5x point co-efficient this race had the potential to provide a major upset in the results, but after four days of competition the Irish team hold an even more commanding lead, now up to 29.5 points.
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Armel Le Cléac'h Wins Fourth Leg And The 41st Figaro!
18 August, 2010
The skipper of Brit Air crossed the finish line of the fourth leg between Kinsale and Cherbourg in first position, and with three stage wins, he wins the 41st Figaro. It took 2 days 6h and 30min at an average speed of 7.98 knots.
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Rolex Trophy Day; Irish Extend Lead Further
19 August, 2010
Another solid day for the Irish team, leaders since the opening day of the regatta last Sunday. Big boat, O’Leary’s Ker 39 Antix and small boat, Davies’ Corby 36 Roxy 6 both won their classes today while David Dwyer’s Marinerscove.ie posted a third. No other team was close to being as consistent.
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Ireland Consolidate Position And Await Appeal Decision
20 August, 2010
There is a protest hearing ongoing regarding yesterday's race. Ireland have had their say and there are four other teams currently waiting to give their presentations.
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Ireland Secure 2010 Rolex Commodores' Cup
21 August, 2010
Ireland has done it; after mounting multiple teams over almost four decades, so the Irish boats Antix, Marinerscove.ie and Roxy 6 today secured the Rolex Commodores' Cup for the Ireland.
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Irish Laser National Championships 2010
31 August, 2010
Kinsale Yacht Club was very well represented at the Laser Nationals last week in Ballyholme YC located on Ballyholme Bay within the town of Bangor at the entrance to Belfast Lough. Kinsale had 8 sailors in the 4.7 fleet and 2 sailors in the Radial fleet.