Special Awards 2018Results

BOAT OF THE DAY TRINITY TIDE, a Thames Waterman Cutter, twice winner of the Great River Race, captained by Joe Lane of Trinity House, originally from Cork. Trinity Tide and her skipper have taken part in all 12 Ocean to City races since the first race in 2005. BOAT-BUILDER OF THE DAY The builder of the East Coast Skiff AN GABHAR, with an all-female crew from Skerries, is Martin O’Toole. The standard of build of these beautiful clinker boats, with straight stem and stern, has been consistently high during the history of the Ocean to City Race. INNOVATIVE DESIGN PRIZE Aerolite Whitehall Type rowing boat, Hal Sisk. An innovative design and build commissioned by serial boat restorer and rescuer, Hal Sisk. Taken from the lines of his father’s punt built by Pierce Power in Passage West in the 1940s it has a see-through fabric skin and an exquisite wooden minimalist structure. It also rows quite well. The builder is from Tasmania. COMMUNITY-BUILD PRIZE NAMA, rowed by Ger and Niall Crowley from RARI Rowing Club, Bray, is one of 5 similar boats (2 at Ocean to City) built with two local youth clubs. Ger and crew members rowed this tiny boat all the way round Ireland in 2015 and raised €150,000 plus for Cystic Fibrosis charities. SELF-BUILT BOAT PRIZE JEAN, a new take on the skin-boat (painted polyester fabric on cedar frame) was built over the Winter by Anthony Keating from Crosshaven and rowed by him and his son John in the Ocean to City Race. The boat is designed by Dave Gentry, USA,and has siding seats for rowing.

Ocean Course 1 st Ocean Crew: An Spideil/Coonagh – An Spideil/Coonagh 1 st Currach Ocean: An Spideil/Coonagh – An Spideil/Coonagh 1 st Working Currach Ocean: Naomhóga Chorcaí – Dúshlán 1 st 3-Hand Racing Currach Ocean: Naomhóga Chorcaí – Na Jimmís 1 st GRP Ocean: Kilmacsimon Rowing Club – Cian’s Crusaders 1 st ICRF Ocean: Kilmacsimon Rowing Club – Cian’s Crusaders 1 st GRP ‘Other’ Ocean: Trinity House London – Trinity 500 (UK) 1 st East Coast Skiff: St Patricks Rowing Club – St Patricks 1 st Wooden Boat: Ocean St Patricks Rowing Club – St Patricks 1 st Wooden Boat Small – Ocean: Coastal Rowing Association of Blakeney – Crabbers 1 st Wooden Boat Big – Ocean: Sloeproeivereniging Haarlem – Haerlemsche Heren (NL) 1 st Mixed Crew Ocean: East Wall – Kerry 1 st Veteran Crew Ocean: Hamble Boys (UK) 1 st Women’s Crew Ocean: Passage West RC – The Golden Girls City Course 1 st City Crew: Den Bealch – Men’s recreational rowing team (NL) 1 st Currach City: Naomhóga Chorcaí – Oro mo Bhaidín 1 st Mixed Crew City Naomhóga Chorcaí – Oro mo Bhaidín 1 st Veteran Crew City: Naomhóga Chorcaí – Sceal Eile City-Kayak Course 1 st City Kayak: Lawrence Buckley 1 st Racing Kayak: Lawrence Buckley 2 nd Racing Kayak: Tony O’Mahony – ICU 1 st Touring Kayak: Tim Healy 2 nd Touring Kayak: Brian O’Callaghan 3 rd Touring Kayak: Michael O’Farrell – East Coast Sea Kayak Club 1 st Woman Kayak: Sandra Bickerdyke 1 st Veteran Kayak: Brian O’Callaghan 2 nd Veteran Kayak: MichaelO’Farrell – East Coast Sea Kayak Club Dragon Boat Course 1 st Dragon Boat: Prince Clinic, Aclai Health and Performance, Simply Suits, supporting Cork ARC Cancer Support House – Croi Croga 2 nd Dragon Boat: Whazon Dragonz Monkstown-Kayak Course 1 st Touring Kayak: Patrick Sparrow 2 nd Touring Kayak: Alan Higgins 1 st Single Sit-on-top Kayak: Barry Marron 2 nd Single Sit-on-top Kayak: Fabian Murphy Blackrock Youth Course Ogra Cup – Overall Winner: Greenmount Foroige – Major (Ryan & Setanta) 1 st Lassies Crew: Greenmount Foroige – The Winning Gingers (Niamh & Nicole) 1 st Lads Crew: Bishopstown Youth Project – Ship Happens (Luke & Anthony) 1 st Mixed Project Crew: Bishopstown Foroige – Chantney (Courtney & Chantelle) 1 st ICRF Crew: Blackrock RC – Blackrock Juniors Best Dressed Crew: Bay Project, Ballyphehane – Superwomen (Chloe and Nicole) Special Awards Meitheal Mara Challenge: Churchfield Community Trust- The Mighty Reds Boat of the Day: Gallister Maid, St Ayles Skiff – Gallister Girls (UK) Boat Builder of the Day: Denis MacSweeney – ”Sayragh” the Canadian Canoe