The Leinster Championships were held in Skerries over the 25/26th September.

We were greeted by a cool Northerly wind and a F4-5, it certainly felt that winter was on its way.  

Liam Dineen and his team made some cracking decisions on Saturday and were able to get 4 races back to back, all lasting around 50 minutes with only 5 minutes to turn each race around.

Race 1 kicked off with a great start for the McGuinness brothers who secured the first bullet of the event. Alistair Duffin and D Whitecomb took second & Ruan O'Tiarnaigh and Libby Tierney took 3rd.

In race 2 Ger Owens and Melanie Morris sailed well to take the win, 2nd was taken again by Alistair Duffin and D Whitecomb and 3rd was snapped up by Shane and Andy

Race 3 saw another bullet from the pairing of Owens/Morris, with MacCarthy/Davi moving up another place to get 2nd and the Morrison brothers getting 3rd.

Race 4 gave MacCarthy/Davis their first bullet of the event, 2nd was the Goodwin brothers and 3rd was the Tiarnaigh/Tierney combination.

After race four all of the competitors made their way back to SSC for a well-deserved BBQ & drinks.

Day two saw light, variable & shifty winds which promised to make things interesting for the fleet.

The penultimate race of the championship had the Goodwin brothers get their first bullet with MacCarthy/Davis in 2nd and the McGuinness brothers taking 3rd.

The last race of the event ended the same as the overall result, with MacCarthy/Davis finishing 1st, Owens/Morris 2nd & the Goodwin brothers 3rd.

It was my first time sailing in Skerries and what a great venue!  The club is really friendly and well organized and the sailing is superb!

Over the past month we have been busy moving into our NEW larger sail loft. It's been hard graft but were finally there and we have some pics for you to have a sneaky look at, of course were not going show you all of it as some areas are top secret!

Yet another Victory for a SpeedSails Sailor, this time at the Seven Sailing Club for the Solo Open, this time Ken Elsey came away victorious.

"Fourteen Solos took part in the Frampton on Severn Solo Open on September 5th. The wind was a pleasant force 3 to 4 South Easterly though with some rain showers. The club Laser fleet ran the races well with excellent courses. They even found the skills to remove fishing line that had got wrapped around a swan's wing and leg. The swan went away happy and apparently unhurt"

For full details of the Solo open visit the Article below

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=153828

For all your Solo Dinghy class spares be sure to check out our extensive stock at www.speedsails.co.uk

A big well done to Speed Sails sailor who this past weekend completed victory at the GP14 Midlands Champs at South Staffordshire Sailing Club

"34 GP’s contested the Harken sponsored GP14 Midland Area Championships at South Staffs Sailing Club over 4th and 5th September. 16 visitors and 18 South Staffs boats completed a 6 race series with 5 races to count. The highlight of the weekend was the quality of the close racing and the lively social on Saturday night, which included a hog roast, live band and comical routine to Apache, Sugarhill Gang performed by Ed Bradburn and Chris White (aka Twist & Pulse)!"

For full details of the race check out the article below

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=153770 

All the SpeedSails GP14 Spares can be seen on our site: GP14 Spares