Great turn-out and sunshine at Quoile Regatta

25 June 2025

QUOILE Yacht Club hosted the first of the summer’s regattas on Strangford Lough on Saturday.

Approximately 60 boats went to the starting line and enjoyed challenging courses set by race officer Vicky Magowan ands her race team.

The racing was a close, but there were some familiar faces on the podium at the end of the day.

The big boat class was won by Mike Spence’s Le Basculer, from Killyleagh, while in the highly competitive Impala class, Peter Thompson’s Alcyone took the honours ahead of his East Down clubmates, John Patterson and James Curran.

The smaller cruiser class won by David McIlveen’s Rampart, from Strangford Lough

Yacht, ahead of Backchat, owned by the Ashe, Crichton and Hanlon syndicate from

Quoile Yacht Club, and Digit, a new acquisition for Barry Bridges and his son, Oliver, from Killyleagh.

The Glen class prize went to husband-and-wife team John and Heather Gilmore, while Andrew McCleery and Colin Dougan, from Killyleagh, won the Flying Fifteen class.

At the prize giving club commodore Jeff Baker thanked the competitors for supporting the event, which was sponsored by Cognisense.

Unfortunately, the Gore’s Island Race, which was due to be held the following day, had to be postponed owing to strong winds. It will be held at a later date.

Results

IRC/Cruiser YTC1: 1st Le Basculer, M Spence, Killyleagh YC; 2nd Going To Red, P Holden, Strangford Lough YC; 3rd Supersonic, S. Cranston, SLYC.

Impala: 1st Alcyone, P Thompson, East Down YC; 2nd Maverick, J Patterson, EDYC; 3rd Imp, J Curran, EDYC.

Cruiser YTC2: 1st Rampart, D McIlveen, SLYC; 2nd Backchat, Ashe, Crichton & Hanlon, QYC; 3rd Digit, B & O Bridges, KYC.

YTC restricted sail 1: 1st Zeelander, P Niblock, SLYC;

2nd Dark & Scary, S Andrews, SLYC; 3rd Madfish, R Crosby, QYC.

YTC restricted sail 2: 1st Scampalong, R Kelly, PSC; 2nd Kili, EDYC; 3rd Screwball, P Graham, KYC.

Flying Fifteen: 1st Foxtrot Oscar, A McCleery & C Dougan, KYC; 2nd Ffrigit, P Lawson, Portaferry SC; 3rd Flapping Eagle, B Bailie, PSC.

River: 1st Strule, S McKnight & P Tyler, SLYC.

Glen: 1st Glenoe, J & H Gilmore, SLYC; 2nd Glenshiel, I Gleadhill, SLYC; 3rd Glenaan, Messrs Anstey, Cooke and Clinch, SLYC.

Leisure 17: 1st Little Boat, M Patterson, EDYC; 2nd Bumblebee, E Watters, EDYC; 3rd Serenity, M Dow, EDYC.

Dinghy handicap 1134 & under: 1st Laser No 218242, 2nd Laser No 185050, 3rd Laser No 179330.

Optimist: 1st No 1175, 2nd No 1338, 3rd 6313.

Topper: 1st No 49162.

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