ISORA News Items all in date order.
Dear ISORA competitors,
The National Yacht Club is proud to launch the official website of its biennial offshore race, the Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race on www.d2drace.ie
On this website, you will find a wealth of information such as:
The National Yacht Club’s Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race now has a new home!!!
I hope that you will find the website useful and I invite you to give me your feedback…
ONLINE ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN on www.d2drace.ie
Hope to see many of you on the start line on Friday 12th June at 21:00
Best regards
Olivier Prouveur
Sailing Manager
National Yacht Club
Dun Laoghaire
Tel: +353 1 280 5725
Email:
Richardson of Holyhead, who died last month aged 89, played a key role in the Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association during the Golden Age of distance racing in the area during the 1970s. Yet although he was best known as one of the moving spirits in the formation of ISORA in 1971, there was much more to him than this.
The offshore racing in the Irish Sea just gets better and by working in partnership with our supporting clubs a great series of races has been designed for 2015 to provide something for everyone’s taste.
We have shorter offshore day and night races on both sides of the Irish Sea. A series of traditional ISORA races and we have also combined with classic races including the Liverpool Yacht Club Lyver Trophy race, in association with Royal Dee Yacht Club and RORC, and the D2D Dún Laoghaire to Dingle 270 mile race.
All races are standalone races with good competition for IRC Class 1 and Class 2 boats. We also cater for the cruiser yachts in the keenly contested Silver Fleet and for the brave a two handed class.
There is a great article in the Irish Times about the fantastic Ruth win in the ISORA 2014 series culminating in the AGM and Prize Giving Party on 15th November.
Read the full article here.
ISORA Dinner at the NYC 15th November 2014.
ISORA held its annual Prize giving dinner dance at the NYC on Saturday 15th November. 171 members and guests packed into the dining room of the club to be treated to a most superb night’s dining and entertainment.
ISORA’s guests at the event were Larry Power, Commodore of the National Yacht Club, Derek Matthews, Commodore of the Royal Dee Yacht Club and Barry MacNeaney, Commodore of the Royal Alfred Yacht Club.
The ISORA annual general meeting (AGM) is on 15th November at 15.00 at the National Yacht Club Dún Laoghaire
The Agenda is available here and the Draft 2015 Race Schedule as a discussion document for the AGM is available here
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The National Yacht Club and ISORA are thrilled to announce that Liam Coyne, Co-Skipper of “Lula Belle” will give his talk in the National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire on the 12th November at 20.30. All are welcome to attend this unique presentation.
The “Dynamic Duo” of Liam Coyne and Brian Flahive came together for only one race in the season of 2014. They had sailed two-handed together for many years taking an active part in ISORA and also competing in the D2D, Round Ireland and the Fastnet races.
In the early 1900’s a young 29 year old Corsican perfumer starting out in Paris was having little success in breaking into what was then an elite market. Not willing to accept his initial lack of success, Francois Coty pulled off a master stroke by accidentally “spilling” a bottle of his maiden scent “La Rose Jacqueminot” just inside the door and all along the floor in a trail to the perfume counter in the Parisian department store Les Grands Magasins du Louvre. It proved to be a master stroke as, attracted by the scent, customers swarmed the perfume counter and his entire stock was sold out in a matter of minutes. It was the start of a business empire that today stands proudly as a global top five beauty company.
In a more simple world back then, devoid of spin doctors, marketeers, PR gurus and various assorted “makey uppy” titles for what essentially are very expensive commercial wafflers, Coty, who is credited with being the founder of the now multi billion dollar modern fragrance industry, came up with what nowadays would be described as a mission statement for his new business:
“Give a woman the best product you can make. Market it in the perfect bottle – beautiful in its simplicity yet impeccable in taste. Ask a reasonable price for it and you will witness the birth of a business, the size of which the world has never seen” Francois Coty – 1904.
The overall championship was decided at the last race when Liam Shanahan’s “Ruth” crossed the finish line after the Hendrick Ryan + Associates “James Eadie” Pwllheli to Dun Laoghaire race on the 6th September. Fifteen boats came to the start line in Pwllheli. Of the line-up, six of the boats were “J” boats and of them five were J109’s.
The winner of the Hendrick Ryan + Associates Race from Pwllheli to Dun Laoghaire is Mojito
and the overall ISORA 2014 hampion is Ruth
The full results are available on the web site here
Liam Coyne of Dun Laoghaire and Brian Flahive of Wicklow are the Afloat.ie "Sailors of the Month" for August 2014, following their stunning and comprehensive success in the 1,802 mile RORC Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race.
Dublin offshore two handers Liam Coyne and Brian Flahive are heading for the finish line of the Round Britain & Ireland Race on Saturday even though they have had a series of gear failures over the last 72 hours. Now – on day 10 – their engine, used to power batteries, will not start. Coyne sent this latest update to Afloat.ie this morning: Read the blog in Afloat here
ISORA offshore two handers Liam Coyne and Brian Flahive finished the Round Britain & Ireland Race on Saturday after a tough 12 days 2hour, 40 minutes and 54 seconds.
Congratulations on winning the Double Handed Class, 1st in IRC Class 3 & 4 and a fantastic 6th Overall. Read the blog in Afloat here.
This season was definately a season of two halves – heavy weather during the first half and very light weather during the second half. As so it was for the Race 9 that was originally scheduled to visit the M2 Weather buoy. Traditionally our dominant south westerly winds usually give the desired beat and run but this year was different. North west winds were forecast. Not only that, while there was plenty of wind at the briefing at 08.45, the forecast was to drop to little or nothing at 14.00.
In light of this the Sailing Committee decided that leaving the ISORA fleet bobbing in the middle of the Irish Sea was not to anyone’s advantage and re-set the course. The fleet were to head out of Dublin Bay to Bennet Buoy and from there to Taylor’s Rock just north of Lambay, leaving Lambay to starboard. The return course was back to Bennet and to the Finish – 38 miles.
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KONA ISORA Dun Laoghaire to Pwllheli Yacht Race was held on 26th July 2014. “Ruth” (who also won last year’s race) took home the perpetual and keepers trophies. Second place overall went to “Elandra” with “Polish Manx” coming home third. |
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“I am delighted to be handing out the KONA trophies to the worthy winners" says John Rutter KONA MD... "Any yacht race across the Irish Sea is a challenge and we love a challenge at KONA. I would like to thank ISORA for running a great championship and also Pwllheli Sailing Club for hosting KONA once again!”
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KONA ISORA Dun Laoghaire to Pwllheli Yacht Race was held on 26th July 2014. “Ruth” (who also won last year’s race) took home the perpetual and keepers trophies. Second place overall went to “Elandra” with “Polish Manx” coming home third. |
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“I am delighted to be handing out the KONA trophies to the worthy winners" says John Rutter KONA MD... "Any yacht race across the Irish Sea is a challenge and we love a challenge at KONA. I would like to thank ISORA for running a great championship and also Pwllheli Sailing Club for hosting KONA once again!”
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