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Mon 07 Jul 2007Twomey well able to conquer allSailing/ Sovereign's Cup: Though an imminent gale forecast for Saturday during the finale of the Sovereign's Cup at Kinsale threatened to curtail racing at the end of the four-day event, there was little doubting the outcome despite the choice of nearly half the fleet not to sail.By late on Saturday evening the overall winner was declared to roars of approval from the crowd gathered at Kinsale Yacht Club when John Twomey and the crew of Shillelagh collected the Sovereign's Cup.