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Fri 04 Apr 2007Past Commodore's Cup lessons high on Irish teams' agendaSAILING:The reputation of the old adage "third time lucky" will be on the line in the background of a meeting of the Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) next week when the cream of Ireland's club sailors gather to consider next year's Rolex Commodore's Cup.Luck itself may not officially feature on the agenda but it surely has played a deciding role in the outcome of the last two events that have both proved that the Irish most certainly are not favoured by this most fickle commodity.