"I'm delighted. We came here with a competitive boat and figured we had a
good chance of winning the class, but only today after we won the first
race did we start to think we really have a chance of the overall trophy. I
came here for the first time two years ago on a Beneteau 36.7 and did not
do very well, but this is fantastic and we'll be back next year." Said
Phelan.
At the back of Jump Juice, Ruairidh Scott - who started his sailing on the
loch as an infant on his parents International One Design - played a
pivotal role as tactician.
The former national, European and world champion had a stressful final day
when he learned his sister had sustained a head injury while racing on
another Class 1 boat. Anna Scott - who sailed aboard the 1720 King Quick
when Ruairidh won the Scottish Series Trophy in 2003 - had to be airlifted
to hospital but was released later after treatment, but was not yet well
enough tonight to join the triumph.
Both Blondie III and Jump Juice won all three races today which were sailed
in perfect conditions on Loch Fyne. With the north easterly breeze never
dropping below 12 knots it was a fitting climax to a memorable four days.
Blondie won their second race by just seven seconds. During the race their
Dublin rivals aboard the Corby 35 Rosie had their time allowance saved but
botched a spinnaker hoist big time and let the blue hulled Blondie back
into the race.
Rosie, Roy Dickson's boat, took second while Steve Goacher - the Lake
District sailmaker who is a multiple Flying 15 world champion and past
Scottish Series Trophy winner - guided Keith Lord's Isle of Man based A-35
to third place.
The vintage J35 Bengal Magic owned by John Moorehead and Chris Ferres
retained their 2006 IRC Scottish Series Class 3 title, holding off Andy
Budgen's Cowes Week winning Sigma 38 The Project. Past double Scottish
Series Champion Hamish Mackay finished third on the J92S True Love.
IRC Class 4 saw Clyde sailmaker Murray Caldwell step up to race in a
handicap class for the first time. A past winner in the Sonata and the
Impala class here, he steered his Impala Hooch to win the 23 boat fleet by
six points ahead of Shadowfax, the Beneteau 31.7 of Stephen and Billy
Fortieth, while Jimmy Houston and Roddy Angus took third in their Stephen
Jones half tonner Misjif.
Overall Results
IRC Class 1:
1 Jump Juice (C Phelan) 7 points,
2 Local Hero (G Howison) 23,
3 Antix Dubh (A O¹Leary) 25,
IRC Class 2:
1 Blondie III (E Rohan) 7,
2 Rosie (R Dickson) 19,
3 A-Crewed-Interest (K Lord) 26,
IRC Class 3:
1 Bengal Magic (J Moorehead/C Ferres) 18,
2 The Project (A Budgen) 22,
3 True Love (H Mackay) 39,
IRC Class 4:
1 Hooch (M Caldwell) 19,
2 Shadowfax (B Forteith) 25,
3 Merson Misjif (Angus/Houston) 31, CYCA
Class 6:
1 Stoirm Mhor (J MacKenzie) 7,
2 Respite (C McLachlan) 17,
3 Amarilys (W Malone) 17,
CYCA
Class 7:
1 Valhalla of Ashton (A Dunnet) 14,
2 Shoki (J McDougall) 16,
3Piecemaker (S Hamilton) 21,
CYCA
Class 8:
1 Hopscotch (R Brownlie) 12,
2 Kudos (D Syme) 16,
3 What¹s New ***** Kate (S Scott) 17,
CYCA Restricted
Sail Class 9:
1 North Star (R Smith) 6,
2 Zara of Doon (Wilson/Lyall) 15,
3 Loonautics (I Cameron) 17,
Sigma 33:
1 Sigmatic (D McLaren) 13,
2 Rascal (F Crawford) 23,
3 Sea-Pie of Cultra (J Colman) 28,
National Sonata:
1 So (McLure/Stewart) 17,
2 Pied Piper (A Harper) 22,
3 Blue Tack (D Boatman) 22.75,
Sportsboat Class 1:
1 Buddy Ell (C K Frize) 11,
2 Water Tiger (C Macdonald) 32,
3 Tabula Rasa (C M Frize) 32,
Sportsboat Class 2:
1 Grouse (S Pender) 20,
2 Wombat 2 (E Mackay) 21,
3 Carpe Diem (Patience/Ross) 25,
Laser SB3:
1 Firefly (J Smith) 18,
2 Laser Scotland (D Hepplewhite) 23,
3 CarolynII (N Rosie) 27
Conor Phelan and the crew of Jump Juice, the Ker 37, won the Scottish Series Trophy today, getting the benefit of the closest decision the regatta has seen for many years. On balance the Jump Juice crew shaded it over their Royal Cork club-mates and rivals aboard Blondie III, the Corby 37 which won IRC Class 2. While Jump Juice trounced the opposition in IRC Class 1 with their seven wins and a discarded fourth, so too did Blondie III aggregate seven wins which was complemented by a second place which they discarded. But Class 1 was judged to be the slightly stronger fleet, and in winning the main award for the Loch Fyne based 174 boat regatta, Jump Juice left in their wake no fewer than three past holders of the elusive piece of silverware.