A perfect day for top-class sailing

WITH temperatures close to 30 degrees and wind speeds climbing to 15 knots, the 402 racing boats at Crosshaven spend yesterday asking was there a catch.

Forecasts that the heat wave would restrict Cork Week to paddling pool racing conditions were blown out of the water and, as race coordinator David Meagher explains, the competition was rife in all six classes.

“It was fantastic out there. There wasn’t supposed to be wind until later in the week so it was great to get it in today”, he said.