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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Ruffian Match Racing on the Liffey


Poolbeg Marina recently acquired a few Ruffians. A very popular 23 ft keelboat one design, with several fleets in such place as Dun Laoghaire & Hong Kong.

So what do you with a few closely matched race boats ?  You start Match Racing !

Over a few weekends, the wrinkles were ironed out.  Last Saturday morning 12th November, The East-Link Bridge was raised and the newest racing fleet of Ruffians in the world went up from Poolbeg.

A start line was dropped across from the pontoon between The East-Link Bridge and The Samuel Beckett Bridge.  Windward and leeward marks positioned and for the first time that I know,  Match Racing was held on the River Liffey.






 
















































To be Continued ...

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