David Dickson has sent us the dates of Mirror events in Ireland in 2015. Only the events below are fixed at this point in time. I've added them to our event calander.
There are at least 3 more events to be decided. More details of Mirror sailing in Ireland on the International Mirror Class Association Ireland website.
Coaching on Arrival
9 crews arrived in light wind, warm, sunny conditions at Sligo Yacht Club. They had a grand welcome of an Oyster and Wine Reception for everyone. This followed three days of intensive training with Mirror National Coach Peter Aitken, sorting out winds, currents, and loads of practice in the racing area. The Team and parents felt pretty confident.
Day 1 - Weather Change
On the Team's lay day (Sunday) the weather broke and wind started gusting 45 knots, and this was not much better on Monday the first day and so much to everyone's frustration racing was abandoned until the next day.
Dave Gebhard organised a Virtual Skipper2 Championship in the Yacht Club, GBR Team member Tom Hodkinson won the competition.
Day 2 - GBR Girls Show the Way
Tuesday morning saw the 176 Mirror Sailors keen to get out, and launched in great anticipation. Fortunately the wind had abated slightly and the OOD was able to run three races, in some pretty exciting conditions.
GBR Team members Rosie Chapman and Megan Baker from Mounts Bay won the first race since Irish Andrew and Johnnie Woodward were OCS - which put the Team GBR into a very positive mood. Steve Long and Lewis Turner, were leading until they death rolled, finishing 8th. However Juliet and Richard Long showed the old man the way and finished 4th. In the second race the Irish Woodward Brothers finished 1st, with Dave and Joric Gebhard from Derwent RSC, in the Ellis Brothers GRP Mirror, coming up fast from behind, being well down at the first mark to finish 4th.
Race No 3 found Anna Mackenzie and Nicola Brooks from Windermere and the Gebhards 1st and 2nd at the leading first mark, the Gebhards broke through and the younger GBR girls worked hard to keep the bigger Irish lads at bay, and finished an excellent 4th.
Day 3 - Lighter Winds- Black Flags and Tense Finish Line
Wednesday saw two more races sailed in lighter winds and sunshine, pressure was obviously growing as black flags started appearing - 12 were OCS in the last race of the day. The Gebhards sailed fast and claimed two firsts, however it was only on the line in the second race when they took the lead as race leaders, Rosie and Megan went to the wrong finish line, much to the horror of the Coach. Ben Crompton and Kate Robinson finished a comfortable third in the first race, and 13 year old Juliet Long and Richard kept up their consistent record of good results with 2 13ths
Day 4 - Hurricane Forecast
Listening to the wind and rain whilst in the tents and campervans, the majority thought racing would be a no goer - however the OOD decided to take the Gold and silver Fleets for one race in pretty strong winds
It was a hard exciting race and Steve Long and Ollie Turner took 2nd, being chased hard by Rosie and Megan who rounded the first mark 25 and climbed to finished 5th, and Ben and Kate who finished 10th.
Day 5 - Three boats going for Gold
And many looking for positions in the top 10, with another discard about to kick in when the next race was sailed, however the wind was light and dropping - all rather tense.
The OOD took the fleet on the water in case the wind filled in by the 3pm time limit. However it didn't happen and Thursday night's positions held.
18yr old Johnnie and 12 yr old Matt O'Dowd were the new Irish Champions, first British boat was the Gebhards, finishing 4OA, followed by GBR Team members Rosie and Megan finished 6th, with a total of 5 GBR boats in the top 10.
Coach's Comments - Great performance by our young GBR Team, who were helped by funding from Sport England Lottery Fund through the RYA. The pre coaching definitely helped our overall results and I am looking forward to building a strong Squad to take to the Europeans in Ireland next year.
Class Association Commodore Comments - as always the Irish made us very welcome. Our team sailed well against them, although the extra year of experience and size seemed to let the Irish sail with more consistency. We all met up with old and new Irish friends and are all looking forward to the European Championship in Ireland next year, which is an open event so everyone is welcome.
It was interesting to compare notes with the Irish Association and see the development of the Class at the Club level, Clubs are buying Mirrors for their training fleets as the way to encourage youngsters into double handed sailing. The GRP Mirror has helped this development and the Irish Association view the GRP Mirror as the way forward, both at training level and top racing level.
Pos | Fleet | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Notes |
1 | Gold | 69793 | Jonathan O'Dowd | Matthew O'Dowd | Royal St George's YC | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 15 | |||
2 | Gold | 69949 | Andrew Woodward | James Bendon | RCYC | DSQ | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |||
3 | Gold | 70015 - B-Limey Something Different | Ryan Seaton | Chris Penny | C Fergus SC | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | |||
4 | Gold | 70202 | David Gebhard | Joric Gebhard | Derwent Reservoir SC | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 24 | |||
5 | Gold | 70017 | Paul Reilly | Martin Reilly | SYC | 9 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 27 | |||
6 | Gold | 70182 - Agamemnon | Rosie Chapman | Megan Baker | Mount's Bay SC | 1 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 39 | |||
7 | Gold | 70222 - Whatever! | Juliet Long | Richard Long | Royal Plymouth Corinthian YC | 4 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 50 | |||
8 | Gold | 70151 - Fairground Attraction | Steve Long | Lewis Turner | Royal Plymouth Corinthian YC | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 52 | |||
9 | Gold | 69943 - Phourtle | Ben Crompton | Kate Robinson | SCYC | 14 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 55 | |||
10 | Gold | 69831 - Surreal 11 | Nicholas Malone | N Malone | Skerries SC | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 6 | DSQ | 55 | |||
11 | Gold | 70032 | Philip McGlade | Orlagh Cotter | RCYC | 15 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 56 | |||
12 | Gold | 69726 - Blew | Ned McNulty | Tom Hodkinson | Hill Head SC | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 60 | |||
13 | Gold | 70028 | Fred Gilbert | Simon Glynn | Malahide YC | 6 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 16 | DSQ | 61 | |||
14 | Gold | 70136 | Conor O'Toole | Sean Collins | SSC | DSQ | 10 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 69 | |||
15 | Gold | 69917 - Balls Of Fire | Simon McGrotty | Niall Collins | Skerries SC | 7 | 21 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 71 | |||
16 | Gold | 69955 - Gee-Czar | Ross Kearney | Simon Martin | RNIYC | 11 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 71 | |||
17 | Gold | 70196 | Woo Kearney | Craig Martin | RNIYC | 10 | 9 | 21 | 17 | DSQ | 15 | 72 | |||
18 | Gold | 70130 | Stephen Browne | Ronan Blake | LDYC | DSQ | 19 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 78 | |||
19 | Gold | 69680 - Mind over Matter | Brian Cotter | Gemma Doran | RCYC | 13 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 78 | |||
20 | Gold | 69683 - George | Anna MacKenzie | Nicola Brooke | Royal Windermere YC | 24 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 88 | |||
21 | Gold | 70002 - Magic | Robert Struckett | James Silcock | Itchenor SC | 16 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 90 | |||
22 | Gold | 70076 | Ben Greer | Christopher Gor | DMYC | 22 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 107 | |||
23 | Gold | 70030 | Ronan Cull | Max Van de Poll | Howth SC | 20 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 31 | 114 | |||
24 | Gold | 69418 | Louise Kerr | Sarah Duggan | WHBTC | 21 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 122 | |||
25 | Gold | 70237 - North Scales? | Philip O'Leary | Robin O'Mahony | RCYC | DNF | 15 | 28 | 42 | 8 | 34 | 127 | |||
26 | Gold | 70225 | Daire Sheils | Alison Pyke | SSC | 19 | 17 | 32 | 55 | 43 | 16 | 127 | |||
27 | Silver | 70176 - Double Trouble | Eloise Hansen | Kayleigh Hansen | Covenham SC | 18 | DNF | 35 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 135 | |||
28 | Gold | 69841 | Caoimhe Burns | Hannah Fleming | RCYC | 27 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 19 | 25 | 138 | |||
29 | Gold | 69170 | Andrew Todd | Peter Todd | RNIYC | 34 | DSQ | 33 | 11 | 33 | 28 | 139 | |||
30 | Silver | 70075 | Gerard O'Sullivan | Ben Saunders | SDC | 31 | 27 | 22 | 45 | 40 | 27 | 147 | |||
31 | Silver | 70024 - Nervania | Silvania Booth | Kate MacGregor | Poole YC | 28 | 37 | 41 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 151 | |||
32 | Silver | 70031 | Gerard Healy | Luke Henderson | SYC | 26 | 32 | 18 | 38 | DSQ | 40 | 154 | |||
33 | Gold | 70164 | Eoin Blaney | Michael McLoughlin | LDYC | 29 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 21 | 30 | 154 | |||
34 | Silver | 70226 - Jammy Dodger | Judi Gebhard | Jake Gebhard | Derwent Reservoir SC | 35 | 44 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 157 | |||
35 | Gold | 21645 | Peter Armstrong | Elizabeth Armstrong | SYC | 48 | 26 | 16 | 36 | 58 | 32 | 158 | |||
36 | Silver | 70135 | Caragh Shiels | Clare McMahon | SSC | 33 | 45 | 44 | 16 | DSQ | 33 | 171 | |||
37 | Silver | 69664 - Surreal | Brendan Martyn | Patrick Monahan | SYC | 32 | 40 | 29 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 171 | |||
38 | Gold | 69882 - Visionary | Sarah O'Sullivan | Eimhear O'Leary | RCYC | 44 | 36 | 36 | 18 | DNS | 39 | 173 | |||
39 | Gold | 69807 | Katie Hamilton | Tora Masterson | LDYC | 30 | 42 | 59 | 26 | DSQ | 20 | 177 | |||
40 | Gold | 70006 | Eamon Cronin | Paul Brennan | SYC | 37 | 33 | 45 | 50 | 25 | 48 | 188 | |||
41 | Silver | 70026 | Dano O'Connor | Justin McLoughlin | LDYC | 25 | 56 | 51 | 60 | 46 | 18 | 196 | |||
42 | Silver | 69933 | Claire O'Driscoll | Evie Ward | LDYC | 42 | 41 | 42 | 62 | 37 | 38 | 200 | |||
43 | Silver | 68830 | Eamon Armstrong | Kevin Buckley | SYC | 51 | 38 | DNF | 40 | 29 | 43 | 201 | |||
44 | Gold | 70001 | Katie Jones | Renalda Gill | Howth SC | 36 | 25 | 34 | 21 | DSQ | DNF | 205 | |||
45 | Silver | 69874 - Unfinished Business | Laura Egan | Olivia Egan | LDYC | DNS | 39 | 19 | 81 | 32 | 42 | 213 | |||
46 | Silver | 69804 | Oliver McCormack | Ellen Martyn | SYC | 54 | DNF | 31 | 41 | 39 | 50 | 215 | |||
47 | Silver | 69649 - Flashpoint III | Neil O' Scolai | Rory West | Malahide YC | 41 | 46 | 49 | 56 | 34 | 45 | 215 | |||
48 | Gold | 70029 | Brian Cox | Rory Rafferty | LDYC | DNS | DNF | DNF | 10 | 17 | 13 | 218 | |||
49 | Bronze | 50456 | Paul Amerlynck | Colm McMahon | SSC | 47 | 49 | 50 | 34 | 38 | DNC | 218 | |||
50 | Gold | 69665 | Rory Greenan | Rory O'Brien | Malahide YC | 23 | 24 | 43 | 43 | DSQ | DNF | 222 | |||
51 | Silver | 60333 | Jason Rope | Niall O'Connor | RCYC | 49 | 52 | 58 | 32 | 36 | DNS | 227 | |||
52 | Silver | 69110 - Box of Chocolates | Louise Walsh | Rebecca Murph | RCYC | 43 | 55 | 60 | 39 | 55 | DNF | 252 | |||
53 | Bronze | 69454 | Ross McMahon | Jack Mahon | SSC | 40 | 59 | 48 | 65 | 41 | DNC | 253 | |||
54 | Silver | 69706 | Emer McNally | Lilian McGrott | SSC | 38 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 56 | DNS | 254 | |||
55 | Bronze | 69080 | Donal O'Connor | Kate Dillon | WHBTC | 58 | 48 | 54 | 52 | 45 | DNC | 257 | |||
56 | Silver | 69215 | Emma McLoughney | Cian McLoughney | LDYC | 39 | 62 | 61 | 80 | 57 | 44 | 263 | |||
57 | Silver | 69012 | Alan Blay | Alanaha Clarke | SDC | 60 | 57 | 56 | 76 | 49 | 49 | 271 | |||
58 | Silver | 67592 | Peter Clling | Richard Meeke | DMYC | 57 | 54 | 55 | 66 | 53 | 52 | 271 | |||
59 | Silver | 69919 | Rachel Woodward | Lisa O'Brien | RCYC | 50 | DNF | DNF | 44 | 61 | 41 | 285 | |||
60 | Silver | 69999 | Turlough Adley | Paul Carey | LDYC | 53 | DNF | DNF | 47 | 44 | 53 | 286 | |||
61 | Silver | 69886 | Gemma Ferguson | Rebecca Ferguson | RNIYC | 46 | 52 | 47 | 53 | DSQ | DNS | 287 | |||
62 | Bronze | 69562 | Andrew Henderson | Ciara Armstrong | SYC | 66 | 31 | 63 | 75 | 54 | DNC | 289 | |||
63 | Bronze | 69220 | Rachel Donohoe | Rachel Duggan | R St G YC | 55 | 58 | 62 | 70 | 52 | DNC | 297 | |||
64 | Silver | 70087 | Shane O'Toole | Mel Bisset | SSC | DNF | DNF | 46 | 33 | 47 | DNS | 304 | |||
65 | Silver | 69302 | Jessica Guy | Alana Derby | LDYC | DNF | 61 | DNF | 59 | 51 | 47 | 307 | |||
66 | Bronze | 69567 | Colm Malone | Fiona Rooney | SSC | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 62 | DNC | 310 | |||
67 | Bronze | 69270 | Catherine Hilliard | Creina Slater | NYC | 52 | 51 | DNF | 61 | 59 | DNC | 312 | |||
68 | Silver | 69914 | Sarah O'Leary | Tom Martin | RCYC | 45 | DSQ | 40 | DNF | 50 | DNS | 313 | |||
69 | Silver | 69243 | Richard McGlade | Shane Murphy | RCYC | DSQ | DSQ | 52 | 57 | DSQ | 36 | 323 | |||
70 | Bronze | 69775 | Mark Armstrong | Grant Sexton | SYC | 65 | 47 | 67 | 74 | 72 | DNC | 325 | |||
71 | Bronze | 21595 | Sheila Armstrong | Barry Armstrong | SYC | 64 | 63 | DNF | 54 | 65 | DNC | 335 | |||
72 | Bronze | 69834 | Bernard Lee | William Keane | LDYC | DSQ | 43 | 57 | 79 | 69 | DNC | 337 | |||
73 | Bronze | 50446 | Cian Gallagher | Joe McLoughlin | SYC | 61 | 64 | 65 | 77 | 70 | DNC | 337 | |||
74 | Silver | 70083 | Pamela Lee | Sabrina Atkinson | LDYC | DNF | DNF | DNF | 69 | 48 | 46 | 341 | |||
75 | Bronze | 56175 | Daniel Collins | Luke Collins | Bray SC | 67 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 71 | DNC | 349 | |||
76 | Bronze | 69770 | Aisling Cronin | Cahal Lee Doyle | SYC | 63 | DSQ | 68 | 78 | 60 | DNC | 358 | |||
77 | Silver | 69563 | Elisa Monahan | Ruth Feeney | SYC | DSQ | DNF | DNF | 64 | 66 | 51 | 359 | |||
78 | Bronze | 69483 | Darren Kilmartin | Oliver Howes | SYC | DNF | 66 | DNF | 51 | 64 | DNC | 359 | |||
79 | Bronze | 69800 | Siobhan Mullen | Conor Maye | SYC | 59 | DSQ | 66 | 71 | DNS | DNC | 374 | |||
80 | Bronze | 68336 | Marcus Gordon | Rebecca Dunne | Mayo SC | DNF | DNF | DNF | 63 | 63 | DNC | 393 | |||
81 | Bronze | 67983 | David Burns | David Westby | SYC | 62 | DSQ | 70 | DNF | DSQ | DNC | 399 | |||
82 | Bronze | 68993 | Sinead Martyn | Barry Ronan | SYC | DSQ | 68 | 69 | DNF | DSQ | DNC | 404 | |||
83 | Bronze | 6956 | Vincent Monahan | Eamon Maye | SYC | DNF | 65 | DNF | DNF | 73 | DNC | 405 | |||
84 | Bronze | 69916 | Camille Chapman | Sarah Robertson | R St G YC | DNF | DNF | DNF | 72 | 68 | DNC | 407 | |||
85 | Bronze | 38957 | Simon Copperwait | Joanna Copperwait | Mounts Bay S | DNF | DNF | DNF | 82 | 67 | DNC | 416 | |||
86 | Silver | 70152 | Mandy Griffith | Carl Mackey | R St G YC | DNS | DNF | DNF | 67 | DNS | DNS | 423 | |||
87 | Bronze | 6969 | Katie Vanston | Rione McGrath | DMYC | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 74 | DNC | 430 | |||
88 | Silver | 70236 | Louise Egan | Ciara Egan | LDYC | DNS | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | 445 |