Etchells World Championships - McNeill takes Irish Etchells title



5:54 PM Tue 17 Aug 2010 GMT
'Etchells Irish Nationals winner, Peter McNeill with Peter McKenna (Commodore), David Gleadhill, Tom Woods, Deirdre Cullen (Sponsor)' John Deane
Irish Etchells Championships at Howth last day was reduced to a single race of just two legs through lack of wind - and after some legal wrangling over whether discards came into force after four or five races - Peter McNeill of Australia was declared the winner, narrowly ahead of the UK's Julia Bailey, the winner of the fourth and final race. Sunday proved to be a frustrating time, both for competitors and the race management team. The first start yielded a general recall with the flood tide pushing the fleet over the line and with light shifting north-easterly airs; ...


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by Graham Smith




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