Mariners Cove helps Ireland extend advantage at Cowes

DAVE DWYER’S marinerscove.ie led the Irish charge for the offshore race of the Rolex Commodores’ Cup in Cowes yesterday, winning Class 2 in the 180-mile race that lasted more than 24 hours.

His result — along with a second for team captain Anthony O’Leary on Antix and a fourth for Roxy 6 skippered by Andrew Creighton — extended Ireland’s overall lead of the event.

The outcome of the high-scoring race saw Ireland share the win for the course with Hong Kong which now moves into second overall, displacing Britain’s GBR Red as an up and coming force within the event that has now passed the halfway mark.