Championship ‘first’

The Giro d’Italia was not the only big sporting event in Whitehead last weekend as County Antrim Yacht Club hosted for the first time the Ulster 420 Championship.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th May 2014, 16:14 BST

Despite road closures and traffic disruption, the club noted that no one was deterred and in addition to local competitors, entrants travelled from as far afield as Howth, Galway, Wexford and Cork.

“The championship was played out over two thrilling days at the weekend with races on Saturday and Sunday.

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Saturday delivered challenging weather conditions with significant wind shifts testing the ability of all the sailors, however all remained undaunted with Sunday providing more favourable racing weather.” (pics next week)