Blackrock College Win Round 3 of Shanahan Cup
Blackrock College were victorious in the third round of the 2024 & 2025 Shanahan Cup – A series of team racing events for secondary schools hosted by the INSS and Gonzaga College.
60 sailors from 10 teams took part in 45 races in INSS RS Fevas and RS Zests with swaps managed from the INSS pontoon in the West Bite of the harbour.
Teams from St Andrew’s College, Gonzaga College, St Michael’s, Willow Park 1st Years, Blackrock College, St Gerards and CBC Monkstown took part. The spirt of the racing in the Shanahan Cup is about providing a route for schools new to team racing to take part alongside those more experienced.
Describing the event, Glyn Williams of the INSS said “we were delighted to again welcome so many teams, both those using this as a training event for regional and national competitions as well as those who have been introducing sailors to team racing”.
Racing was overseen by Irish Sailing Race Officials Eunice Kennedy and Ailbe Millerick. In keeping with the ethos of the event, both Umpires spent time with INSS Instructor Ciaran Campbell showing him what was involved in the umpire role with a view to undertaking training later this year. This is an important part of the school’s 2025 strategy to increase racing participation levels from its junior programmes, with support from RS Sailing Ireland.
The winning team from Blackrock College consisted of Guy Smith, James Gorman, John Healy, Daniel Moran, Maurice Nelligan and Tom Delaney. Blackrock were also victorious in the second round of the series which took place last November. The question now is can they get a third win?
The final instalment of the series takes place on Wednesday 12th March and entries are being accepted now.
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Results from Round III of the 2024/2025 Shanahan Cup
| Position | Team | Wins |
| 1st | Blackrock | 9 |
| 2nd | St Andrews Team 1 | 6 |
| 3rd | St Michaels | 6 |
| 4th | St Gerards Team 1 | 5 |
| 5th | CBC Monkstown | 5 |
| 6th | Gonzaga | 5 |
| 7th | Willow Park Team 1 | 4 |
| 8th | St Andrews Team 2 | 4 |
| 9th | St Gerards Team 2 | 1 |
| 10th | Willow Park Team 2 |
