Galway Bay Sailing Club did a magnificent job in hosting not only the annual Autumn mid term training this year but also the rearranged 2019 420 Connaught Championships. The three days of training in varied conditions were followed by racing last weekend. Saturday saw very strong winds force the cancellation of racing and the sailors woke on Sunday morning to an absolute flat calm with a fog over Galway Bay. Sailors were towed out to the race course and racing commenced in a light breeze. The wind and waves built over the morning and allowed four races to be run in a building breeze that produced gusts of up to 20knts and good waves that the sailors revelled in. The Connaught champions for 2019 with three race wins were the crew of Ben Graf and Alexander Farrell of Lough Ree Yacht Club.
1st Place Gold Fleet – Ben Graf and Alexander Farrell – Lough Ree Yacht Club
2nd Place Gold Fleet – Eoghan Duffy and Luke Johnston – Lough Ree Yacht Club
3rd Place Gold Fleet – Lauren McDowell RNIYC and Robert O’Brien Clontarf Yacht Club
1st Place Silver Fleet – Isabella Irwin and Olivia Cure – Galway Bay Sailing Club
2nd Place Silver Fleet – Siofra Colins and Rory Colins – Galway Bay Sailing Club
3rd Place Silver Fleet – Bethany Casserly and Jack Nolan – Galway Bay Sailing Club
