Commodore's Cup (Best Offshore Performance) Aurelia' ( Chris Power Smith) Aurelia has had a fantastic year winning all before them in the ISORA's and 3rd in the Dublin to dingle etc. Best Irish boat overall in ISORA (3rd) Chris Power Smith's Aurelia was highly competitive in both the Dun Laoghaire regatta and the ISORA 2017 series. Platinum Blonde' (Paul Egan) Lee Overlay Partners' (Adrian Lee) ISORA, Fastnet (finishing 155th out of 312 starters), strong showing in DBSC Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday series races, - Dun Laoghaire Dingle race, Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta. Two wins in Antigua Race Week- 1st Place in the Antigua Round the Island Race & 1st Place Guadeloupe Race. Vice-Commodore's Cup (Significant Dinghy Performance) Emily Riordan (Optimist) Emily qualified for the Oppie Worlds team, but due to several factors, not least the fact it was held in Jakarta, she opted for the Europeans in Poland. It is a very long time since we had a girl representing the RSGYC on an invitational world's team, especially in the highly competitive Oppie! Sean Craig Hugo Kennedy (Laser Radial Youth) Jack Fahy (Laser Radial Youth) Sean Craig 7th RS Aero 7 Worlds, 2017, Carnac, France. 10th Laser Radial Master Worlds, 2017, Spilt Croatia. 2nd Irish Laser Radial Nationals, Royal Cork YC. Joint 3rd Helmsman s/all-irelands, 2017, GP 14s, Mullingar SC. Europa Cup Trophy Regatta Best Irish result and overall 24th (out of 389 entries) for the Laser radial (u/19) Europa cup Trophy 2017 Overall results are based on results after 10 regattas (7 discards). 2017 was a great sailing year for Jack. Among his achievements: 1st laser 4.7 ISA youth nationals in Ballyholme at Easter 1st laser 4.7 Laser Nationals in Cry at august 1st Laser 4.7 Connaught's in Wexford harbour in July.
His performance has been recognised by Irish Sailing who have invited him on to the prestigious laser radial academy. Moss Simington (Optimist) Moss was first 13 year old and 10th overall in the 2017 UK British National and Open Championships held in Weymouth the 2012 Olympic sailing venue. This was a great result in an U15 event with 127 sailors including 44 international entries. Cevantes - Contessa 32- Paul J. Conway and crew O'Hanlon Cup (Best Cruise of 2017) Summary of 6 weeks sailing: 1,182 miles on the log mostly under sail, friendships strengthened, lots of new places visited and acquaintances made, language skills well practiced, sometimes challenging weather but overall nothing that couldn t be handled; only technical issues were a black plastic bag on the prop and a faulty heat sensor. A happy boat, great cruise, so let s see who wants to take the boat to France next year, but then again, the beauty and charms of Scotland still has its attractions too, and someone mentioned the Baltic. Let s just see! Paul and his crew left the Club Pontoon soon after the Volvo regatta, and sailed all the way down to the Morbihan and back again. Paul, Jilly Fletcher, Richard O'Rahilly, Jonathan Murphy and Paul's partner Ann Dobyn were mainstays of the crew, and they were joined by other members of their racing crew for different legs. Paul has completed an interesting log which will be submitted separately. Paul deserves consideration for this ambitious cruise, which tops a successful first two years racing achievement for Cevantes in his ownership. Samphire Kieron Guilfoyle and Frank O Beirne Anglesey Cruise, followed by an extended cruise to Cork and beyond.
Esperanza Alan McMahon Esperanza cruised extensively throughout Ireland and her many islands over the summer. Enriquetta Cup (Significant Keelboat Performance) Michael O'Connor- Sin Bin (SB20) SB20 Irish National Champion and Corinthian Division winner of the 2017 SB20 World Championships. Top Irish boat overall (6th), best ever result for an Irish sailor in this event. His consistency is a real testament to his skills is evidence of the high level of the competition he is getting in Dublin Bay on a regular basis. Team Phantom (Dragon) Irish Dragon Championship winners, East Coast Championship winners, Fresh Water Keelboat regatta winners, VDLR Class win Glenluce - Richard O' Connor & crew (Glen) Glenluce for their unique 10/10 in Dun Laoghaire regatta (following a 6/6 in 2015) during an "invincible" season in DBSC. Windjammer - Denis Power and Lindsay Casey Sean Flanagan IRC Series 2 Saturday, ECHO Series 2 Saturday, ECHO Thursday Series 2, T.P. Early Cup Saturday ECHO overall, Centenary Cup Thursday ECHO overall, Briscoe Trophy Tuesday ECHO overall. DBSC Best New Boat 2017, The "On your Marks" Sigma Trophy for winning the 5-race mini-series held at the end of the DBSC Summer Series. 2017 Turkey Shoot, line honours twice and placed 15th overall. Causeway Trophy (For Sportsmanship) Sean as outgoing Junior Organiser has been a true champion for the RSGYC younger sailors and has worked tirelessly to represent their best interests in the club. Andrew Tobin and team (Elmo Cup 2017) Andrew Tobin went into the Elmo Cup as captain of the lowest ranked of the four RSGYC teams competing, yet managed to inspire and lead his ''rag-tag team of losers' into the Gold fleet, where they stayed, eventually placing 5th of the 18 high quality teams, including a win against Ewan McMahon's all-star team. The scale of this shock
can only be compared to Leicester City's Premier League title of 2015-16, and combined with his instrumental help during training and boat preparation prior to the event, as well as providing everyone with plenty of laughs along the way; he embodies the spirit of the event and sportsmanship itself. David "Energizer Bunny" Williams David "energizer Bunny" Williams for the hard work he did with the entire wag fleet, not just the George. Youth Award (Significant Contribution by a Youth to the sport of Sailing) Greg Arrowsmith Team members were Greg Arrowsmith/Sarah Fogarty - Henry Higgins/Emily Arrowsmith - Toby Hudson Fowler/Kathy Kelly. Organised the Elmo Trophy (Youth Team Racing) for the second year and has been heavily involved in getting young people involved in Team Racing. Greg led the Team George Racing Team in the Elmo Cup - this team is a shining example of the success of the revitalised team racing initiative in the club. Many of the team finished second for the second year running against much more experienced team racers. Team members were Greg Arrowsmith/Sarah Fogarty - Henry Higgins/Emily Arrowsmith - Toby Hudson Fowler/Kathy Kelly. Adam Hyland (DIT) and Mark Bolger (TCD) Successful individual sailors who are now captains of their respective college sailing teams and continuing to promote sailing to a new generation of youth sailors. Waterfront Award (Significant Contribution to the sport of Sailing) Donal O' Sullivan (DBSC) Donal O' Sullivan has contributed so much down through the years to and for DBSC. Ross O Leary- Laser Class Captain For organising regular twice weekly Laser training/ coaching throughout the summer (May to October) to encourage all Laser sailors new and old to take part and enjoy the Laser fleet spirit. Helped to build a great social aspect to sailing also with over 20 boats regularly taking to sea for coaching.