Culmore Regatta 2010
The Fort and the club grounds were looking great.
The Culmore Regatta 2010 was a great success. The event started with Junior Helms race on Thursday (19/08/2010) night. 8 boats raced with a very exciting start line action. There is a full report here:
Foyle Punt races
The Punt race of Friday night for the Billy Doherty Cup was postponed untill saturday due to very heavy winds.
Saturday morning was bright but windy. Racing was slightly delayed with 10 Foyle Punts racing. Derry City Mayor Colum Eastwood started the fisrt race in a F4/5 breeze. One Punt went over on the start line. Close racing followed. The Mayor was surprised how tippy Punts are for Traditional boats and how much skill is required to pilot them.
George Coyle, Mayor Colum Eastwood, Dan McGuinness, Joan Doherty
10 Foyle Punts raced. Crew ages ranged from James L at 13 years to Willie H at 85 years.
There were three Foyle Punt races.
| Foyle Punts | Isaac Ayton Cup | Iresert Cup | Billy Doherty Cup |
| John McG/Donal McG/Joe K | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Roy L/John O’K/James L | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| James H/Kevin L/Peter F | 5 | 5 | DSQ |
| Ken D/Ciaran H/Stuart D | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Danny G/Gareth G/Cathal McG | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Bill McC/Danny McC/Anthony G | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Willie H/Shaun H/P Kelly | RTD | DNF | 8 |
| Danny McD/Ciaran McD/S Doyle | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Barry McC/J Kelly/James H | DNS | DNS | RTD |
| John K/Micheal B/Maurice C | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Dinghy Races
There were two Dinghy races. The first race was very eventful. The race started in a F£/F$ and bright sunshine but just as teh leaders crossed the line an intense squall developed causing many capsizes and individual adventures. The second race was a calmer affair with dropping winds.
Start of the first race, bright with a F3/F4. A very strong squall developed later on.
| Dinghy Race 1 | Frank Long Cup |
| Keith L/James H | 1 |
| John McG/Donal McG | 2 |
| Ken L/David L | 3 |
| Danny G/Gareth G | 4 |
| Kevin L/James L | 5 |
| Ciaran H/Crew | 6 |
| Keith D/Crew | 6 |
| Peter F/Anthony G | 8 |
| Ken D/Beth H | 9 |
| Pat K/Joe K | 10 |
| Anton H/Jack H | 11 |
| S Doherty | 12 |
| K Tuffy | RTD |
| S Doyle/Crew | RTD |
| Dinghy Race 2 | Magnet Trophy |
| Keith L/James H | 1 |
| John McG/Donal McG | 2 |
| Ken D/Beth H | 3 |
| Anton H | 4 |
| Joe K Snr/Joe K Jnr | 5 |
| Simon D/Crew | 6 |
| S Doherty | 7 |
| Shay K/Crew | 8 |
Strong winds in squall cause Keith L and James H make for shore in a hurry.
Prize giving included some very nice prizes. Many thanks to all competitors, the Regatta Committee, the Mayor, and all the shore and rescue volunteers.
Roy Louden with Isaac Ayton Cup and Whiskey and Anthony Hutton (LFYC, Commodore)
There were two Optimist Races:
| Optimist Race 1 | Girls |
| Caoimhe L | 1 |
| Emerald H | 2 |
| Optimist Race 2 | Boys |
| Richard G | 1 |
| Cormack B | 2 |
There were a number of Foyle Punt Rowing races: Results to be published here soon…
