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Liam Shanahan (1980) voted Sailor of the Year
Date : Wednesday, 17th February 2016
Date : Wednesday, 17th February 2016
Corinthian values and amateur sport were credited by Liam Shanahan as he won the overall Afloat Sailor of the Year accolade at the annual Irish Sailing Association Awards.
The skipper of J109 Ruth won the June 2015 Sailor of the Month for winning the biennial Dún Laoghaire to Dingle Race – the D2D –that saw a 50-mile duel between the National Yacht Club crew and Welsh sistership Mojito in the closing-stages of the 320-mile offshore race.
Shanahan went on to retain the overall ISORA (Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association) title for 2015 at the end of the main season.
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