2012 Leinsters Report - Malahide Yacht Club
Malahide Yacht Club hosted the 420 Leinster Sailing Championships last weekend at their new clubhouse on the Broadmeadows. Thirteen boats competed from Galway, Crosshaven, Strangford Lough, Dun Laoghaire, Howth and Malahide.
The event was held in fabulous, sunny conditions with a breeze of about 7 or 8 knots both days. Race Officer Neil Murphy set some excellent courses in the gusty and shifty conditions. The sailors enjoyed the opportunity to have some excellent tactical racing.
Results for 2012 Leinster Championships
Results for the 420 Leinster Championships, MYC, 24-25 Mar 2012 are given below. A huge "Thank You" to Brian McDowell and the big team of volunteers at Malahide Yacht Club who organised a fanastic event as the first championship of the season. They even fixed the weather for us. A race report will issue shortly.
| Place | Sail No | Fleet | Helm | Crew | Club | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 |
| 1 | 54417 | Gold | Robert Dickson | Sean Waddilove | HYC/RSGYC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 53156 | Gold | Patrick Crosbie | Grattan d'Esterre Roberts | RCYC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 52407 | Gold | Adam Hyland | Bill Staunton | RSGYC/SSC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 54368 | Gold | Lizzy McDowell | Orlagh Thompson | MYC | 23 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | GBR1 | Gold | Cian Walsh | Fiachra McHugh | GBSC | 23 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 53701 | Gold | Jack Lee | Ciaran Jordan | GBSC | 29 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 53836 | Gold | Aodh Kennedy | Peter Stokes | RCYC | 34 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | 52684 | Silver | Laura Gilmore | Lucy Burrows | SLYC/DSC | 34 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | 49678 | Silver | Philip McDowell | Cian Buckley | MYC | 48 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | 50611 | Gold | Kate Lyttle | Alanna Lyttle | RSGYC | 50 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | 52868 | Silver | Aaron O'Reilly | Roisin Jordan | GBSC | 51 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 | TUR5 | Silver | Laragh Lee | Christabel Cavey | RSGYC | 51 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | 52229 | Silver | Rian Conboy | Rhona Furey | GBSC | 63 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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Event Entries - Early and Often!
2012 Selection Criteria - 420 Junior Europeans
The 2012 Junior European Championships will take place in Riva del Garda, Italy from 9th – 17th August. It is proposed to send an Irish Team to this event. Coaching and event support will be organized by the Class Association with the funding and support from the ISA and the Irish Sports Council. A total of seven crews will be selected by qualification, with a minimum of two crews must be either all female or male. Click for Notice of Race.
The events to decide the selection for the Junior European Championships are the Mitsubishi Youth Nationals in The Royal St. George Yacht Club/National Yacht Club/Royal Irish Yacht Club and the Connacht Championships in Galway Bay Sailing Club. These events will count as a single series for qualification scoring purposes. The overall score will be calculated by adding the total points of each helm of each of these regattas. After 3 races are completed a sailor’s worst score may be discarded. After 9 races are sailed across both championships then the worst two scores can be discarded from either regatta.
2012 Selection Criteria - World Championships
The 2012 420 World Championships and Ladies 420 World Championships will take place in Neusiedl am See, Austria from 27th July – 5th August. The Class Association is entitled to nominate up to 7 male or mixed crews for entry to the World Championship and 7 Female crews for entry in the Ladies World Championship. Click for Notice of Race. The Class Association will not be supporting at either the Open or Ladies World Championships. The Class Association will consider nominating crews for entry to either the Worlds or Ladies Worlds based on the results of the Connacht Championships. Crews must finish in the top 10 at the Connachts in order to be considered for nomination for the Worlds.
Mid-term training camp: mid-way report
Halfway through the early spring class training camp in Schull, the sailors and coaches are delighted with the progress so far. The 26 sailors have been blessed with summer-like weather including bright skies and almost warm sunshine. On the water it's been quite a lot colder than ashore, but superb conditions for learning.
Update on 420 coaching - Schull
Nice video and brief update on Schull training available on: http://www.afloat.ie/
420 Mid Term Camp
Training Date – 13th – 17th February 2012
Venue – Schull, West Cork, Ireland
Cost - €300 / boat
Contact Tom Mapplebeck on 0862475551 or tom [at] curradinghy [dot] com
Coaching will be lead by Tom Mapplebeck, Christian Birrell and Nic Asher, more coaches will be available if numbers exceed expectations.
ISA Mitsubishi Youth Nationals 2012 - Entries now open.
Entries are now open for the ISA Mitsubishi Youth National Championship 2012. This is an important qualifier/selector for the 420s. Entry details availible from:
http://www.dublinbay2012.com/mitsubishi2012/
OR ENTER OVER THE PHONE
CALL : CIARA DOWLING 087 2235148 / 284 1180
In April (12th-15th) over 400 sailors will compete in Dublin Bay in seven different classes (Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, 420, Feva, Topper, 29er and Optimist). For youth sailors, this event is the most important in the annual calendar as it is the decider for the top Irish sailors to compete internationally during 2012 and is the pathway for future Olympic sailors.
