Awaiting the final outcome

Much movement on the leaderboard still after a day of improved conditions at Cork Week

After a second day of grey and shifty conditions at Cork Week, fair weather returned to Cork Week today as the 400-boat set the stage for today's finale to the series. Few classes have certain winners going into tomorrow's single race final day though with several noteworthy exceptions.

Class Super Zero has been led from the start of the week by Benny Kelly's TP52 Panthera and two wins on the penultimate day leaves the British visitor with the option to remain ashore this morning.

Colm Barrington's Magic Glove has a similar grip over Class Zero though a chink appeared in the week of first places when Tim Costello's second placed Tiamat scored a win yesterday to retain second overall.

Several other key classes have leaders separated by just a few points while three others have tied leaders. Among the J/109s, Andrew Allen and Colm Monahans' No Naked Flames is tied with Fiona and Malcolm Thorpe's King Louie in this 20 boat class.

Possibly the most interesting final race of the series will be on the SB3 course where Ian Southworth regained the overall lead but remained tied with previous leader Christina Summerhayes and her all-female crew on Team McLaren. With just ten boats in that class, the tied leaders are free to match-race the final as both are 15-points clear of the third placed contender.

Elsewhere among the sportsboat classes, Peter O'Leary produced the second hat-trick of wins in the 1720 class to take the overall lead with the final race to spare. Earlier in the week, Colin Galavan scored three wins in a single day.

After a week of mixed weather that ranged from flat calms to 'champagne sailing', forecasts have optimistically suggested that Cork Week 2006 will end on a high with moderate on shore winds and bright sunshine in store for the 5000 competing crew.

Cork Week - top 3 Class Leaders - Provisional

Cork Week IRC Super 0
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Panthera Mr Benny Kelly 6
2 Chieftain Mr Ger O Rourke 12
3 Formidable 3 P.W. Vroon 15

Cork Week IRC0
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Magic Glove Colm Barrington 5
2 Tiamat Tim Costello 10
3 Dark & Steamy Nick & Annie Haigh 14

Cork Week IRM
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Werewolf Mr Jerry Otter 5.5
2 Exabyte 4 Shaun Frohlich 9.5
3 Farrfalina Robert Goddard 13

Cork Week IRC1
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Jump Juice Conor & Denise Phelan 7
2 Marinerscove.ie David Dwyer 7
3 Jammy Dodger Mr Neil Martin 16

Cork Week IRC2
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Yeomantix Mr Robin Aisher 8
2 Checkmate Mr Mike McCarthy 10
3 Kiss David Pinner 11

Cork Week IRC3
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Inis-Mor Bernard GOUY 8
2 X-Perience Peter Evans 11
3 Bengal Magic John Moorehead & Chris Ferres 14

Cork Week IRC4
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Respect Tom Brennan 10
2 Fixation Mr Nick Fullagar 12
3 Blue Berret Pi E. Connellan/T. Madigan 14

Cork Week IRC5
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Obsession VI Barry & David Rose 14
2 Dick Dastardly Kinnear/Cusack/O Neill 18
3 Merlin Kieran Dorgan 23

Cork Week IRC6
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Bandit Ian Travers 11
2 Fawkes John C Twomey 14
3 Manzanita Joxer O Brien & Neil Kenefick 18

Cork Week Corporate Class
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Joopster Impression Sailing 11
2 Aberlady Mrs Ann Ryan & Mr Nick Hodshon 14
3 Lancelot Mr Andy Byham 15

Cork Week Gentlemans Class
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Red Rhum Jonathon Nicholson 7.5
2 Crystal Light Michael Powell 17.5
3 Heavens Above V Christopher James Anderson 22

Cork Week J109
Place Boat Owner Points
1 No Naked Flames Andrew Allen/Colm Monahan 8
2 King Louie Fiona & Malcolm Thorpe 8
3 Jumunu Alistair Ray 22

Cork Week X332
Place Boat Owner Points
1 X-Rated John & Gair Gordon 14
2 Brightwork Mr Bob and Jon Baker 15
3 Equinox Emma McDonald 15

Cork Week Sigma 38
Place Boat Owner Points
1 The Project Andy Budgen / Freddie Schwin 6
2 Errislannan Patrick Kirwan 14
3 Gauntlet Of Tamar Royal Naval Sailing Association 18

Cork Week Sunsail Sunfast 37
Place Boat Owner Points
1 PSUK Sunsail 8
2 National Grid Sunsail 11
3 Agave Avengers Sunsail 11

Cork Week Mixed Sports Boats
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Jenga Mr & Mrs Marie-Claude & Paul Heys 8
2 Elf Christine Leiper & Robin Murray 16
3 No Limit Mr Ray Cook 19

Cork Week SB3
Place Boat Owner Points
1 SMALL BUT STEAMY IAN SOUTHWORTH 10
2 Team Maclaren Christina Summerhayes 10
3 Charlie Fish-Team Steam Team Steam 25

Cork Week Hunter 707
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Cacciatore Richard A Barnes 12
2 Beaver Hunter Paul Gray 16
3 Sparkle Paul Curtis 16

Cork Week 1720
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Antix 2 Peter O Leary 16
2 Wet n Black Nicholas O Leary 22
3 Lemon Colin Galavan & Others 24

Cork Week Beneteau 31.7
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Flying Machine Barry Cunningham 5
2 Levante Brian Leyden/Michael Leahy 12
3 Eauvation Jason and Debbie Corlett 14

Cork Week Prima 38
Place Boat Owner Points
1 Mighty Max 3 Andy Williams 7
2 Another Nods Richard & Helen Booth