Powell into the lead

At 1720 Europeans in Howth

British ocean racing veteran Tim Powell steering Brian Lennon and Roger Cagneys' Hibernian leads the Fáilte Ireland 1720 European Championship after three races in light airs at Howth, Ireland this afternoon. The local boat is overnight leader of the 50-boat fleet with a comfortable 17-point lead in this eleven race series.

A short postponement to the first race allowed a light easterly air-flow to become established on the race course between Lambay Island and Ireland's Eye though a flood tide running close to two knots created problems for most of the fleet.

While Powell on Hibernian made a clean start and took to the right hand-side of the course, the remainder of the fleet became bunched at the windward mark. One by one, minor collisions followed and with few exceptions, the fleet piled up at the mark until clear air gradually provided a chance to escape.

Hibernian opened their lead to score the first of two wins of the day. Tom and John Murphy's Peugeot Motocycles, another local boat with match race veteran Chris Law at the helm, produced a fourth place in the opening race. A 17th followed a mid-fleet start but a second place in race three brought him into second overall - at the front of the chasing pack.

Results

Pos	Boat Name	IRL/GBR	Owner	Helm	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Hibernian	IRL	Brian Lennon & Roger Cagney	Tim Powell	0.8	4	0.75	5.5
2	Peugeot Motocycles	IRL	Tom and John Murphy	Chris Law	4	17	2	23
3	Key Yachting	GBR	M & P Hays	Kevin Sproul	7	5	14	26
4	Yachts and Yachting		Glen Bourke	Glen Bourke	9	2	16	27
5	Aquatack	IRL	Des Faherty	Mel Collins	16	8	6	30
6	Ba Mizu		Dave Cummings / Daragh Hegney	Daragh Hegney	10	7	13	30
7	STDB	GBR	Steve McLean	Rob Larke	17	3	12	32
8	Splash Test Dummies	GBR	Andrew & Jane McLelland	Andrew McLelland	12	13	7	32
9	Cedalion	GBR	C Galley / S Fielding-Turton	S Fielding-Turton	3	27	3	33
10	Team Polecat	GBR	Peter Rowley	Anthony Woods	6	25	4	35
11	Hurricane Lenny	GBR	Virginia Phillips / Dave Phillips	Virginia Phillips	5	21	10	36
12	Babbalaas 'bach'	GBR	David McClean	Mark Rushall	2	6	34	42
13	King Quick	GBR	Ruairidh & Graeme Scott	Ruairidh Scott	29	10	8	47
14	Donpack		Ray Donoghue	David Rose	14	11	22	47
15	Afloat	IRL	Finn Lydon	Finn Lydon	8	24	21	53
16	The Big L	GBR	Charlie M Frize	Charlie Frize	30	9	15	54
17	Luvly Jubbly	GBR	Andrew Brook / Peter Hawkins	James Peters	25	0.8	32	57.8
18	Back to Basics	GBR	John Shorrock	John Shorrock	11	30	17	58
19	Red//Green	IRL	Sean Douglas	Gareth Flanagan	21	33	5	59
20	The Flying Duckman	GBR	Chris Ducker	Chris Ducker	18	15	26	59
21	Buddy	GBR	Charles K Frize	Frize Jnr	13	26	27	66
22	Wet N' Black	IRL	Paul Reilly	Dan O'Grady	28	34	9	71
23	Mad Cow	GBR	Darren & Georgie Baker	Darren Baker	20	23	28	71
24	Wow	IRL	Conor Clarke	Conor Clarke	26	22	23	71
25	Atara		John Story / Joe English	Joe English	41	16	18	75
26	Incognito	GBR	Colin McDonald	Colin McDonald	38	14	25	77
27	Ford Racing	IRL	Anthony O'Leary	Anthony O'Leary	24	43	11	78
28	Polyphagus	GBR	Stephen Porter	Andy Peters	19	19	40	78
29	Bob		Phil Thomas	Phil Thomas	35	12	33	80
30	Key Events	IRL	Martin Byrne	Martin Byrne	32	40	19	91
31	Affinity	IRL	Richard Henry	Brian Matthews	22	48	24	94
32	Premgroup	IRL	P Redden / LD O'Neill	Michael Liddy	33	18	44	95
33	Holographic	GBR	Len Barker	Ian Gray	23	42	31	96
34	Boats.com	GBR	Ian Atkins	Ian Atkins	15	32	DNF	98
35	Prorig	IRL	Caroline Hepburn	Collie Dunne	43	36	20	99
36	Lemon	IRL	Colin Galavan	Colin Galavan	27	38	36	101
37	Yoke	IRL	Adam Winkelmann	Adam Winkelmann	44	31	29	104
38	Discount Glass	GBR	Ian Williams	David Jones	47	20	39	106
39	RF Communications	IRL	Finbar Tighe	Finbar Tighe	37	28	45	110
40	Martin Reilly Motors	IRL	David Maguire	David Maguire	31	44	37	112
41	Converting Machine		Unknown	Laura Dillon	36	35	41	112
42	La Licorne	GBR	Mark Greenaway	Mark Greenaway	49	37	30	116
43	Gul	GBR	Mike Budd / Alan Woosey	Mike Budd	39	29	DSQ	119
44	Network Yacht Brokers	GBR	Jonathon K A Abrahams	Jonathon Abrahams	40	41	42	123
45	Bill Board		Bryan Doherty	Janus	46	46	35	127
46	Hoot	IRL	Richard Stafford	Richard Stafford	34	49	46	129
47	Y2K Tech	IRL	Mick Howell	Mick Howell	48	45	38	131
48	Twister	GBR	Andy Smith	Andrew Daniels	42	39	DSQ	132
49	Oi!	GBR	Swalwell, Vance & Cooper	John Cooper	45	47	43	135
50	Class Apart	IRL	John Harrington	John Harrington	50	50	47	147