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| Wednesday, 19th January 2011 |
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Howth Yacht Club annually hosts an evening to celebrate the achievements of its members during the past year. This year's event was rescheduled from December 2010 to January 2011 due to the adverse weather in December.
Commodore Roger Cagney addressed the gathering and commented ....
Our HYC Achievement Awards earns a very special place in our end of year calendar as it is a measure of the club's recognition of the members' achievents. It is also a recognition of the unselfish contributions members make to running this great club and allows us to bind the ethos, vision and sailing of HYC together.
This year we opened the nomination process to all members. The Sailing Committee then put a shortlist together from the many deserving nominations for the Junior Award (the Seaward Bell) and the Overall Award (the Silver Fox Trophy).
The Flag Officers then undertook the difficult task of selecting the winners, bringing their 'combined wisdom' to the task.
Kevin Darmody presented the Junior Achiever award, the Seaward Bell, to Scott Flanigan and Marie Kelly presented the Overall Achiever award, the Silver Fox Trophy, to Laura Dillon.
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| Shortlisted finalists (alphabetical order) |
| Nominations for the Overall Award |
Nominations for the Junior Award |
| 1 | Ben Duncan & crew of 'Sharkbait' |
| 2 | Berchmans Gannon |
| 3 | Chris Howard |
| 4 | David Lovegrove |
| 5 | David Murnane |
| 6 | Diana Kissane |
| 7 | Joan Harris |
| 8 | Laura Dillon |
| 9 | Pat Murphy |
| 10 | Ross & Emma McDonald - ''Equinox' |
| 11 | Suzanne Carroll |
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| 1 | Ewan McMahon |
| 2 | Robert Dickson, Fergus Flood, Richard Hogan |
| 3 | Scott Flanigan |
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| Laura Dillon receives Overall Achiever of the Year Award |
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L-R: Commodore Roger Cagney, Laura Dillon and Marie Kelly
Marie Kelly presented the 'Silver Fox Trophy' to Laura
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The award was in recognition of Laura's organising activities ashore and afloat in HYC during 2010 and her sailing achievements during that period. These were .....
 | Organising the following special events using J80s: Family Championships, Junior Sailing, Ladies Racing, Thursday (member's night) racing. |
| Winner ISA Women's Match Racing Championship. |
| Top Irish Female in the Etchells Worlds. |
| 1st in HYC Helmsman's Championships. |
| Helped Stephen O'Flaherty and his HYC crew win Class 1 at the British Classic Yacht Club Panerai Cowes Regatta 2010. |
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| Scott Flanigan receives Junior Achiever of the Year Award |
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(L-R) Kevin Darmody, Scott Flanigan and Commodore Roger Cagney
Kevin Darmody presented the 'Seaward Bell Trophy' to Scott
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The award was in recognition of Scott's sailing achievements in 2010. These were ...
| Mermaid Nationals Champion in Foynes Yacht Club with Jim Dempsey of Skerries. |
| 420 National Champion with Cian Regan. |
| Qualified for 420 Worlds (by winning the Youth Nationals). |
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