The Optimist Dinghy Irish team trials took place in The RSGYC last weekend as part of the Volvo Irish Sailing Youth Pathway National Championships 2018 which were being hosted jointly by the National Yacht Club and the Royal St George Yacht Club Dun Laoghaire.

The answer was written in the weekend's weather forecast: whoever could master the vagaries of Dublin Bay's light winds could count on victory at this year's Irish Sailing Youth National Championships at Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

After three days of racing, only one of the early leaders from Thursday's races in a near gale had held on to their overall lead by Sunday's windless conclusion.

As Afloat.ie reported earlier, 213 competitors from 26 clubs around Ireland competed in a series that, although it had breeze throughout the wind range, will be remembered as a light air test, and a severe one at that, with some serious wind shifts in the tentative south–easterlies.

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A huge congratulations to all our sailors who partook in the Winter Topper Championships in Killyleagh Yacht Club up North under testing conditions. All the hard work over the winter has paid off with NYC sailors taking the top slots. Natasha Hemeryck came in first overall as well scooping up the 1st Lady Prize and Hugh O'Connor coming in 2nd overall. Caoimhe Seymour came in 3rd in the 4.2 series. Many congratulations to them all.  

Congratulations also to Christian Houlahan (A regular  Participant at the Topper Clinics at the NYC) who came first in the 4.2 series and to Conn Murphy and Finn Cleary (All regular Participants at the Topper Clinics at the NYC) who also competed.