Killyleagh Regatta has all the right ingredients

30 July 2025

CONDITIONS were glorious for Killyleagh Yacht Club’s annual regatta on Saturday.

The excellent turnout of 85 boats enjoyed a warm, medium breeze with plenty of sunshine and no rain.

At the end of an afternoon of close racing there were some familiar faces picking up the prizes, including quite a few from the host club.

Mike Spence’s continued from where he left off at the Narrows Series by taking top spot in the big boat YTC 1 class in Le Basculer from Peter Holden’s Going to Red and the Dark and Stormy Syndicate’s Adelante.

Two more Killyleagh sailors, Kyle Bolton and Adam Morrison, took the honours in the restricted sail classes, David Hanna was the king of

the Squibs and the pairing of Andrew McCleery and Colin Dougan led from start to finish in the Flying Fifteens.

Nicholas Bloch won the highly competitive Glen class and Susan McKnight was the leading River sailor.

There was a good turnout in the dinghy classes ahead of the following day’s Youth Series event.

Results

YTC 1: 1st Le Basculer, M Spence; 2nd Going to Red, P Holden; 3rd Adelante, Dark & Stormy Syndicate.

YTC 2: 1st Scampalong, D Kelly; 2nd Quest, 3rd Self Expression, Messrs Ramsay & Findlay.

YTC Restricted Sail 1: 1st Kilcuan, K Bolton; 2nd Dark and Scary, S Andrews; 3rd Zeelander, P Niblock.

YTC Restricted Sail 2: 1st Shawanga, A Morrison; 2nd Avalon, D Moore; 3rd Screwball, P Graham.

Impala: 1st Maverick, J Patterson; 2nd Vela, M Molloy; 3rd Alcyone, P Thompson.

River:1st Strule, S McKnight.

Glen: 1st Glen Cona, N Bloch; 2nd Glen Cuan, R Pannell; 3rd Glen Dora, Purdon, Hayes, Williams & Martin.

Flying Fifteen: 1st Foxtrot Oscar, A McCleery & C Dougan; 2nd Stifflers Mom, I Smyth; 3rd Final Fling, S McCarthy & J Rogers.

Squib: 1st Blue, D Hanna; 2nd Volante, S Watson; 3rd Firecracker, S Bridges.

Dinghy Handicap 1144 & under: 1st GP14 No 14241, 2nd Wayfarer No 10596, 3rd Wayfarer No 10935.

Dinghy Handicap 1145 & over: 1st RS Feva No 4277, 2nd Jonah Kelly, 3rd Max & Anna.

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