Dave Mulvin and Ronan Beirne of the National YC, Dun Laoghaire, took two bullets in a four-race series to win the FFAI Western Championship 2017, held at Lough Derg YC at the weekend (October 21, 22). In doing so, they retook possession of the Westerns Plate, which they won convincingly at Dromineer in 2015.
Just eight boats remained after Storm Brian put paid to plans for sailing on Saturday. Rory and Andy Martin of Strangford Lough YC finished a close second, with Bryan Willis and John McPeake of County Antrim YC in third.