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Dublin Bay sailor Jimmy Fitzpatrick
One of Dublin Bay s great sailing characters Jimmy Fitzpatrick of the Royal Irish Yacht Club has sadly passed away.
A true corinthian of sailing Jimmy Fitz was very well known both here and abroad. While he sailed out of the Royal Irish, he could be spotted most seasons holding court on the balconies of all the waterfront clubs. He was on first-name terms with everyone. All who met or sailed with Jimmy would agree that a friendlier, considerate or more entertaining companion was hard to find. He had a deep raucous laugh that was not easily missed.
Soffe Cup tennis was played on Sunday at the weekend, as Taranaki was playing Hawke s Bay on Saturday. (file photo)
The Soffe Cup continued on Sunday, having made way Saturday for representative tennis between Taranaki and Hawke s Bay. Oakura hosted Inglewood and managed a win, Okaiawa hosted Stratford and pulled out a win at home and Pukekura got the better of Huatoki at Pukekura. Oakura started strongly to lead 5-3 after the singles. The tightest match amongst these was the number three women’s match between Inglewood’s Michaela Spurdle and Oakura’s Ana Spurdle. Eventually Ana managed to win out 3-6 6-3 6-2.