Thank you to all competitors who took part in this year’s WIORA Championships held here in Foynes over the past four days. Thank you also to our OODs Derek Bothwell (IRC) and Peter Moore (White Sails) for setting great courses and for getting in all races which made for brilliant racing, and Nigel and James Young of North Sails for putting together a fantastic video and for all their help to our racing fleet throughout the event.
Congratulations to the overall winners.
Overall Winners | Stouche | FYC |
IRC Class 1 | Dexterity | FYC |
ECHO Class 1 | Stonehaven Racing | RWYC |
Class 2 IRC & ECHO | Stouche | FYC |
Class 4: | Catalpa | RCYC |
Class 5: | Relativity | FYC |
Tommy O’Keeffe Trophy | Excalibur | FYC |
Well done to our U25 J/24 Team Jasper who came 2nd in Class 1 IRC and ECHO. Thank you to Shannon Foynes Port Company our main sponsors, for all their help over the last four days, to the two Mayo men from Tile Warehouse for all their help on the water and for sponsoring the fuel for the Ribs, to all our other sponsors without whose help this Championship could not have taken place. Last but not least, to our members and volunteers onshore ad offshore, thank you for all your time and hard work over the last four days. All photographs can be seen on the Foynes Yacht Club facebook page.
