Ribadesella Series Divisional Rankings
This coming weekend sees the final race of the 2019 Ribadesella Ranking Series. While some Divisions are already sewn up, others are still open & could provide some very exciting racing this weekend. With the race series having 11 events the best 5 are counted for ranking.
In Division 1 Ronan Foley has it already sewn up with 6 wins out of 6 races & the max 75pts available over 5 races. Peter Egan has 2nd locked up with consistent Gold & Silver medal performances over the season.
Division 2 has 4 paddlers within 6 points of each other but it is a 2 horse race for the divisional title going into the weekend between Thomastown’s Senan Forristal & Salmon Leap’s Dermot Hudson. Currently Senan has a 2 point lead but a win for either paddler will seal the deal as it would replace a lower result in their top 5 races. If the finish on the same points it goes to how they compared in head to head races throughout the season. To date they have gone head to head 3 times with Senan taking 1 win & Dermot 2. While the win is out of grasp by a single point Donnacha Brennan could still grab 2nd position at the weekend with a win. Lots to race for.
Div 3 has seen some great battles between seasoned veterans of the game & upcoming Juniors. Paul Donnellan has Division 3 in the bag already with the maximum 75 pts & has earned promotion to Division 2 for the final race of the season. Who will come out top in the final race this weekend??
In Division 4 Éabha Ní Drisceoil has locked up the title with 73pts but can make it a perfect 75pts with a win at the weekend.
Division 5 is still up for grabs with a 2 way battle between the wily veteran John Healy from WWKC & the young gun Connor Flannigan of SLCC. Healy has a 2 point lead. A race win for either secures them the title.
The Women’s Division 5 title is all wrapped up by Mary Fitzgerald of ARC. While the title is out of reach, 2nd place is still up for grabs between 5 different paddlers. It has been great to see the female interest in the sport improve so much over the last 12 months
Division 6 is another race to the end between Dermot Forristal (TPCC) on 67pts, Ger Kearin (KCC) on 66pts & Leo Harris (ARC) on 65 pts. It’s quite simple, a win for any paddler & the title is theirs. If someone else takes the win this weekend there are a myriad of possible outcomes depending on placings.
The Under 15’s Div 7 title is already locked down by Niamh Caffrey of SLCC who has moved up to race in the Women’s Div5 for the last few races of the season. 2nd place is still up for grabs between a number of you paddlers from SLCC & TPCC.
K2/T2 has the Caffrey’s head up the title hunt with a 12 point lead over Toomey/Logan & the Keatings both of SLCC. While 12 points sounds like a lot in K2/T2 the points are awarded per paddler rather than boat so 12 points is far from insurmountable.
The Canoe class has no one with more than 2 races through the year meaning no one will have an end of year ranking.
Check out the club rankings HERE
Below are the top 5 for each Division
| Division 1 | ||
| Name | Club | Pts |
| Ronan Foley | SLCC | 75 |
| Peter Egan | SLCC | 71 |
| Matthew McCarthy | CPCC | 38 |
| Gary Mawer | SLCC | 37 |
| Fergus Cooper | Contrast | 33 |
| Division 2 | ||
| Name | Club | Pts |
| Senan Forristal | TPCC | 69 |
| Dermot Hudson | SLCC | 67 |
| Donnacha Brennan | TPCC | 64 |
| Malcom Banks | SLCC | 63 |
| Alex O’Brian | CPCC | 53 |
| Division 3 | ||
| Name | Club | Pts |
| Paul Donnellan | SLCC | 75 |
| Ben Smith | SLCC | 66 |
| Mark Clinton | SLCC | 60 |
| Ruairi Bray | SLCC | 56 |
| Johnny Barry | KCC | 40 |
| Division 4 | ||
| Name | Club | Pts |
| Eabha N Drisceoil | SLCC | 73 |
| Terry Smyth | ARC | 59 |
| Senan O’Neill | TPCC | 52 |
| Dan McCartney | CPCC | 48 |
| Kate McCarthy | SLCC | 39 |
| Division 5 | ||
| Name | Club | Pts |
| John Healy | WWKC | 63 |
| Conor Flanigan | SLCC | 61 |
| Evan Cawley | SLCC | 52 |
| Noah McGivern | BCC | 41 |
| Drew Totton | BCC | 35 |
| Division 5 Womens | ||
| Name | Club | Pts |
| Mary Fitzgerald | ARC | 73 |
| Aoibhin Ni Bhroin | GKC | 43 |
| Niamh Caffrey | SLCC | 42 |
| Ashla Copeland | SLCC | 38 |
| Lilly Morrissey | SLCC | 34 |
| Eabha Murray | SLCC | 33 |
| Division 6 | ||
| Name | Club | Pts |
| Dermot Forristal | TPCC | 67 |
| Ger Kearin | KCC | 66 |
| Leo Harris | ARC | 65 |
| Michael McLoughlin | KCC | 21 |
| Drew Bradley | BCC | 15 |
| Division 7 | ||
| Name | Club | Pts |
| Niamh Caffrey | SLCC | 73 |
| Calum Clarke | SLCC | 64 |
| Tadgh Ryan | TPCC | 61 |
| Adam Pender | TPCC | 61 |
| Connor Donnellan | SLCC | 54 |
| K2/T2 | ||||
| Name | Club | Name | Club | Pts |
| Colin Caffrey | SLCC | Karen Caffrey | SLCC | 78 |
| Jeff Toomey | SLCC | Luke Logan | SLCC | 66 |
| Mick Keating | SLCC | Breda Keating | SLCC | 66 |
| Jenny Egan | SLCC | Jon Simmons | SLCC | 60 |
| Brian Nolan | WWKC | Ian Martin | WWKC | 50 |
| Colin Caffrey | SLCC | Eabha Murrayy | SLCC | 44 |
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