Bangor Week latest

Fleet travels to Carrickfergus

Over seventy boats sailed to Carrickfergus yesterday in glorious sunshine for the Castle Race on day three of Bangor Week 2003. The boats left Bangor Marina for an earlier than usual start and sailed in light winds on a course for Carrickfergus Marina and Yacht Club. The race is a new addition to Bangor Week and is sponsored by Dubarry of Ireland.

There were a few new yachts featuring in the prizes and a few disappointed sailors who had featured in the top three earlier in the week.

Notably, in Class One, Azure took the top slot with Bob Stewart’s Bateleur in second place. Tom and Diane Andrews from Strangford Lough were once again third having put in a very consistent performance this week.

Turbulent Flo has also been consistent and once again won Class Two with local boat Avocet in second place and gaining equal points overall with Megaera who was third.
Class Three saw Mike Craine having his first win of the week in Full Circle and giving him first place overall in the class in front of Lisa Waugh in Starlet.

Spindrift has had a great set of results to date but fared a disappointing eight place in Race Five. Big Brother however were delighted with first place and celebrated their win in the sunny surroundings of Carrick Yacht Club.

Blue Squirrel also celebrated their first win to-day and donned their sponsors shirts post racing as they arrived by RIB at Carrick Marina.

Stephen and June McMinn in L’Eau Life are now well in the lead in Class Six with five straight first places and look like they will be hard to beat in this event. David Cheyne has also presented an impressive set of results in the Sportsboat Class at this stage in the series with four firsts and one second place. Another local boat Signet owned by Rob Armstrong was leading Sigma.

This was the first day of racing for the Squib Class and was won by Nigel Hamilton in Contender.

The sailors are now hoping for some fresher winds in the last two days of racing but will have fond memories of to-day as a new venture for Bangor Week and a definite successful addition to be continued in the future.


CLASS 1

Race one –
1. Bataleur RTYC (Chris Bonar)
2. Azure RIYC/RUYC ( Bob Stewart)
3. Finale SLYC (Tom and Diane Andrews)

Race two –
1. Bataleur RTYC (Chris Bonar)
2. Azure RIYC/RUYC ( Bob Stewart)
3. Finale SLYC (David Walter )

Race three –
1. Azure RIYC/RUYC ( Bob Stewart )
2. Bataleur RTYC (Chris Bonar )
3. Amethyst SLYC (Tom and Diane Andrews)

Race four –
1. Bataleur RTYC (Chris Bonar )
2. Azure RIYC/RUYC ( Bob Stewart)
3. Amethyst SLYC (Tom and Diane Andrews)

Race five–
1. Azure RIYC/RUYC ( Bob Stewart)
2. Bataleur RTYC (Chris Bonar )
3. Amethyst SLYC (Tom and Diane Andrews)


CLASS 2

Race one –
1. Turbulent Flo WKYC (Dave Hughes)
2. Avocet RUYC (John and Tina Thompson)
3. Shoki PEYC (Jock McDougall)

Race two –
1. Megaera TSC (John and Kay Orr)
2. Sacre Bleu RUYC (Ian Wilson)
3. Shoki PEYC (Jock MaDougall)

Race three –
1. Turbulent Flo WKYC (Dave Hughes)
2. Avocet RUYC (John and Tina Thompson)
3. Sacre Bleu RUYC (Ian Wilson)

Race four –
1. Turbulent Flo WKYC (Dave Hughes)
2. Avocet RUYC (John and Tina Thompson)
3. Megaera TSC (John and Kay Orr)

Race five –
1. Turbulent Flo WKYC (Dave Hughes)
2. Avocet RUYC (John and Tina Thompson)
3. Megaera TSC (John and Kay Orr)

CLASS 3

Race one –
1. Starlet CSC (Lisa Waugh)
2. Full Circle DBYC (Mike Crane)
3. Catalina FYC (Wm and Rosemary Bower)

Race two –
1. Capiscum BYC (Jim and Barbara Coffey)
2. Bambi EABC (Peter Doig)
3. Caragh EDYC (Gil and Viv Stevenson)

Race three –
1. Starlet CSC (Lisa Waugh)
2. Full Circle DBYC (Mike Crane)
3. Crackajax DBYC (John Knight)

Race four –
1. Starlet CSC (Lisa Waugh)
2. She of the North RUYC/BYC (Kenneth and Jackie Halliwell)
3. Full Circle DBYC (Mike Crane)

Race five –
1. Full Circle DBYC (Mike Crane)
2. Catalina FYC (Wm and Rosemary Bower)
3. She of the North RUYC/BYC (Kenneth and Jackie Halliwell)

CLASS 4

Race one –
1. Spindrift RUYC (Pauline and Richard Donnan)
2. Fait Accompli EABC (Norman Hamilton/R O’Neill)
3. Tango DBYC (Andy Dunn)

Race two –
1. Spindrift RUYC (Pauline and Richard Donnan)
2. Pintail RUYC/BYC (David Wylde)
3. Tango DBYC (Andy Dunn)

Race three –
1. Tango DBYC (Andy Dunn)
2. Big Brother RUYC (Big Brother Syndicate)
3. Fait Accompli EABC (Norman Hamilton/R O’Neill)

Race four-
1. Fait Accompli EABC (Norman Hamilton/R O’Neill)
2. Spindrift RUYC (Pauline and Richard Donnan)
3. Cavalier DBYC (Bill Cochran)

Race five –
1. Big Brother RUYC (Big Brother Syndicate)
2. Fait Accompli EABC (Norman Hamilton/R O’Neill)
3. Cavalier DBYC (Bill Cochran)

CLASS 5

Race one –
1. Singita RUYC (Lynn Johnston)
2. White Hatter RUYC (Maurice Flowers )
3. Blue Squirrel RUYC/BYC (G Taylor/J Furney/ S O’Shea)

Race two –
1. Enigma RUYC (S Adair/H Johnston/D Jordon)
2. Singita RUYC (Lynn Johnston)
3. White Hatter RUYC (Maurice Flowers )

Race three –
1. Singita RUYC (Lynn Johnston)
2. White Hatter RUYC (Maurice Flowers )
3. Enigma RUYC (S Adair/H Johnston/D Jordon)

Race four –
1. Singita RUYC (Lynn Johnston)
2. White Hatter RUYC (Maurice Flowers )
3. Enigma RUYC (S Adair/H Johnston/D Jordon)

Race five –
1. Blue Squirrel RUYC/BYC (G Taylor/J Furney/ S O’Shea)
2. Enigma RUYC (S Adair/H Johnston/D Jordon)
3. Bravado BYC B, A and R McDowell

CLASS 6

Race one –
1. L’Eau Life RUYC/BYC (Stephen and June McMinn)
2. Sunrise RNIYC/EDYC (Loder Livingston Syndicate)
3. Badger of Baltimore BYC (David McMullan)

Race two –
1. L’Eau Life RUYC/BYC (Stephen and June McMinn)
2. Badger of Baltimore BYC (David McMullan)
3. Jacko DYS (Keith Lord)

Race three –
1. L’Eau Life RUYC/BYC (Stephen and June McMinn)
2. Badger of Baltimore BYC (David McMullan)
3. Kittiwake BYC (M L Tinman)

Race four –
1. L’Eau Life RUYC/BYC (Stephen and June McMinn)
2. Jacko DYS (Keith Lord)
3. Badger of Baltimore BYC (David McMullan)

Race five –
1. L’Eau Life RUYC/BYC (Stephen and June McMinn)
2. Badger of Baltimore BYC (David McMullan)
3. Jacko DYS (Keith Lord)

CLASS 7

Race one –
1. Richardson Developments RNIYC (G Bell, A&B McKinney)
2. Whirlin Dervish RNIYC (David Cheyne)
3. McCready Sailboats BYC (Brian Spence)

Race two –
1. Whirlin Dervish RNIYC (David Cheyne)
2. McCready Sailboats BYC (Brian Spence)
3. Richardson Developments RNIYC (G Bell, A&B McKinney)

Race three –
1. Whirlin Dervish RNIYC (David Cheyne)
2. McCready Sailboats BYC (Brian Spence)
3. Richardson Developments RNIYC (G Bell, A&B McKinney)

Race four-
1. Whirlin Dervish RNIYC (David Cheyne)
2. Richardson Developments RNIYC (G Bell, A&B McKinney)
3. McCready Sailboats BYC (Brian Spence)

Race five –
1. Whirlin Dervish RNIYC (David Cheyne)
2. McCready Sailboats BYC (Brian Spence)
3. Class Apart BYC (John Harrington)

CLASS 8

Race one –
1. Starshine Challenger BYC (Burton Allen)
2. Carmen HSC (Paul Scutt)
3. Signet RUYC (Rob Armstrong)

Race two –
1. Signet RUYC (Rob Armstrong)
2. Cariad RUYC (Gerry Bell)
3. Starshine Challenger BYC (Burton Allen)

Race three –
1. Cariad RUYC (Gerry Bell)
2. Carmen HSC (Paul Scutt)
3. Signet RUYC (Rob Armstrong)

Race four –
1. Carmen HSC (Paul Scutt)
2. Signet RUYC (Rob Armstrong)
3. Cariad RUYC (Gerry Bell)

Race five –
1. Signet RUYC (Rob Armstrong)
2. Starshine Challenger BYC (Burton Allen)
3. Cariad RUYC (Gerry Bell)