Daniel Moran reports on the Daniel Peacock Memorial / National Junior Competition hosted by Newport SAC…
Newport SAC hosted the Daniel Peacock Memorial / National Junior Competition on Sunday the 3/07/16 which was fished in Clew Bay. Over 40 junior anglers, all aged between 8 and 18 years of age, took part in this year’s event.
The day began with a hot cup of tea for the parents and anglers before boarding the 5 boats and heading out to sea. The weather improved as the day went on and all boats recorded good catches of fish. The Juniors were welcomed on the pier in the evening with a serving of freshly cooked sausages on the quayside and the prize presentation was held in Hotel Newport. Michelle and the staff were on hand with hot food and sandwiches for all in attendance. As always, a great display of prizes were on offer, thanks to a combination of the Peacock Family’s generosity, the clubs hard working trophy officers and our generous sponsors. The club wishes to thank each and every one of our sponsors, the skippers, stewards, committee and anyone who generally helped to make the day special for the juniors in whatever way they could. Our thanks also to all skippers who gave a reduced rate on the day for their boat hire, to the parents who helped out and the hotel and staff for providing the venue for the presentation.
The prizes were presented by David Nevin from the Westport branch of AIB, Niall O’Boyle and Mary Sugrue of Coastal Zone Services, Matthew Peacock and Richard Steer, representing the Peacock family. Every one of the juniors started and finished the day with smiles on their faces. Every junior caught fish and no one went home empty handed. All entrants received a Newport SAC beanie hat and a medal sponsored by Coastal Zone Services, as well as a goodie pack sponsored by Inland Fisheries Ireland, in recognition of their participation. The club would like to thank all sponsors for their generosity, as without their support, the competition would not have taken place. In particular we would like to thank our main sponsors Coastal Zone Services, The Peacock and Steer families, AIB Westport, Port West, Clew Bay Marine Services, Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Westport Credit Union, Hastings Insurance, Allergan SAC, Inland Fisheries Ireland & Castle Davitt Furniture and to all who contributed in any way. For a full list of sponsors please visit our website www.newportseaanglingclub.com
Results
The results of the Daniel Peacock Memorial/National Junior Competition were as follows:
Overall Winner– Grace Moran with a total of 33 fish and 165 points.
8 years to 13 years winner: Matthew Moran (120 pts) Joint runners up: Chloe McNally & Calum Kennedy 3rd place : Christopher McGee
4th place to 8th as follows: Niall McLoughlin, Ryan Chambers & Roisin Moran, Ronan Brennan, Isobel Sammon & Daithi Nevin (Novice)
14 years to 18 years winner: Killian Chambers (150 pts) Runner up: Jessica Loftus 3rd place : David O’Donnell
4th place to 6thas follows: David Loftus, Damien Chambers, Rachel Moran,
Novice Girl:1st place – Madeline Gorbea (Spain), 2nd place – Avril McLoughlin
Novice Boy:1st place – Conan McHugh, 2nd place – Jack O’Donnell
Teams event winners were Team A with a total of 390 points: –Peter O’Donnell, Jessica Loftus, Conan McHugh & Cian Moran
Teams event runners up were Damien Chambers , David Loftus, Chloe McNally, Ronan Coyne
Individual Boat Winners:. Lady Helen – David Loftus Barracuda – Roisin Moran White Water – Killian Chambers Inishoo – Grace Moran The Fawnglass – Matthew Moran
Largest Ray: Ryan Chambers (25” wingspan)
Largest Bulhuss: Jack O’Donnell (39” in length)
Boatmans Prize: Niall O’Boyle who skippered the Inishoo on the day
Up coming events
Our next competition is the 50th anniversary of our Sea Angling Festival. This year we are returning to a 3 day event with a Shore Competition scheduled to take place on the 29th of July and two days of boat competitions taking place on Saturday the 30th and Sunday the 31st of July. If you haven’t already done so , please book in by calling Sue on 086 3862568 as places are limited and demand is high. We are planning to have a mass at 10am on the Saturday on the quayside for all the deceased members of the club and a blessing of the boats will take place before the boats head to sea. We hope to see all the familiar faces again for a great weekend of fishing and fun. For more information see: www.newportseaanglingclub.com
