The Gazette 1994

GAZETTE

JUNE 1994

N E W S

Dub l in Sol i c i tors Fail t o Ma t ch Law Soc i e ty Yacht Cl ub

The Law Society of England and Wales were represented by the Yacht Club at the Royal St. George Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire in May to take on the might of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association. The even was masterminded by Michael Moran, Solicitor, of De Loitte & Touche. Richard Hooper and Bruce Lyster put their Sigma 38s at the disposal of the two teams of solicitors for the Match Race. The Dublin Team was skippered by John Hooper. The first race, under the Flag of the Dublin Bay Sailing Club, resulted in a victory for the Law Society Yacht Club and this gave them a three point advantage at the end of the first day's sailing. After dinner on the Saturday night attended by Andrew Smyth representing the President of the Law Society of Ireland and Daire Murphy, President of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association, the boats again took to the water on Sunday for two races run back to back.

Commodore of the Royal St. George Yacht Club. The first race was won by Dublin due to the skillful handling of spinnaker and squall. Everything was to hinge on the final race as the Hooper vessel manoeuvred itself between The Law Society and the Committee Boat at the start and retained a good lead until the last run. Skipper, David Gunson, took full advantage of his position behind to overtake to leeward causing John Hooper to take corrective action and, as the boats approached the leeward mark, the Dublin craft made a last desperate attack to round inside the UK boat. The attempt was foiled and red flags Delaney was left to hear the protest ashore. The decision went in favour of the visitors whose emblem, by the way, is a shark. Although the "Law Challenge" Silver Plate has gone to London on this occasion it seems, with little doubt, that it shall return. were raised. The British crew captured the gun and Vincent

DSBA Team

John Hooper, Barry O'Connor David Hammond Gerry Sheedy Richard Hooper Brian Conway Justin McKenna John Paget Bourke Jean Cullen John O'Donnell Michael O'Reilly Deirdre Curtis Bruce Lyster Nigel Hamilton Nigel Sidebotham Michael Moran David Gunson Duncan Salmon Chris Mew Martin Tovell

The Law Society Yacht Club Team

The Committee Boat

Bill Riordan Joanne Sheehan

Peter Craig Philip Lee Bryan Sheridan Protest Officer: Vincent Delaney

Peter Craig acted as Officer of the day on board "Tudor Rose" owned by

(See photograph on page 184).

Bill Riordan of Whitney Moore Keller who also happens to be

Justin McKenna

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