ISORA News Items all in date order.
The provisional results for Race 3 – Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead – Saturday 24th May – (100 mile offshore) - here.
The race report wil follow shortly
Report on Race 3 – Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead
After the last two gruelling races the weather was not looking kind for the Race 3 from Dun Loaghaire to Holyhead. Northerly gales for the previous two days whipped up the sea to such a state that berthing for the visiting competing boats at the NYC prior to the race was impossible.
The weather forecast for the race was not much better. Northerly possibly going north easterly later force 4-6 was predicted.
As with Race 1, the weather was not kind to ISORA competitors. Strong and gusty conditions all the previous week with DBSC cancelling their Thursday racing did not encourage those skippers who were considering taking part in the race from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire. Although a window of opportunity arose for boats delivering on Friday only 15 boats came to the line at 08.30 on Saturday 10th May. The usual start time was delayed due to shipping movements.
As the boats left Holyhead marina and made their way in the strong and gusty southerly winds to the start line between the pier head an Clipera bouy, they were met by the ominous sight of one of our fellow competitor Kuba Szymanski’s “Polished Manx”, with no rig, being escorted by Holyhead lifeboat towards the marina. Thankfully all were safe aboard.
Read more: Results & Report (Provisional) Race 2 - Holyhead to DunLaoghaire
Race 1b - Pwllheli Fairway (S), Gwylan Islands (P), Causeway buoy (P), PSC No 1 (S), Finish. - Full results here.
The initial forecast of SE 15 gusting 26 hadn't changed much all week and on Saturday morning it was still forecast to be 17 gusting 28 and due to back to NE.
Race 1a – The Dun Laoghaire Coastal Race Saturday on 26th April was run in association with the Royal Alfred Yacht Club.
The Results are now on the web site. Also have a look at the Tracker
Photographs are in the gallery - thanks to Michael Horgan.
ICRA Nationals this year take place at a prime time in the season from 13th to 15th June in the Royal Irish Yacht Club; this will be the major cruiser racing event on the East coast for 2014!
Arrangements are being finalised to provide top class racing on the water to decide National Champions in all divisions. Ashore a vibrant social scene is planned from the time crews step off their boats.
Just a reminder regarding above to save you a bit of money - €50! Discount date is next Monday 14th April. Entry can be done online at cruiserracing.ie or RIYC.ie Big event for the East coast this year!
Great racing under endorsed IRC & Progressive ECHO for all cruiser racers, including Sigma 33's & Beneteau 31.7's, Club team trophy & new trophy for boat with best aggregate score for Irish IRC's and Welsh IRC's being held in Pwllheli 1st August - over bank holiday w/e.
Will forward any updates, get your entries in now.
The KONA ISORA offshore race from Dún Laoghaire to Pwllheli is sponsored by KONA and this is now also featured in Afloat magazine
The offshore race is also the feeder race to the IRC Welsh Championships in Pwllheli and all events get more exposure with articles featured in Yachts & Yachting and Water Sports News .
The KONA ISORA race is on 26th July and the IRC Welsh Championships are scheduled for 1st to 3rd August.
The 2014 Dun Laoghaire to Pwllheli ISORA Race is sponsored by KONA and was promoted at a recent event when the KONA trophy was presented to ISORA Chairman Peter Ryan.
The KONA Dun Laoghaire to Pwllheli ISORA Race is the seventh race in the 2014 ISORA series and is scheduled for Saturday 26th July and is also the feeder race to the IRC Welsh Championships in Pwllheli.
The photograph shows John Rutter (KONA MD) and Michael Martyn (KONA CEO) presenting the KONA Offshore Trophy to Peter Ryan (ISORA Chairman).
Michael Martyn KONA's Chief Executive Officer said that he was delighted with the great relationship that has been established with ISORA and this is the third year that KONA have sponsored ISORA. Further information about KONA: konastructures.com
The flyer for the Liverpool to Isle of Man - Midnight Race on On Friday Evening 6th June 2014 has been released.
A printable PDF version is available here.
This is the 4 th Race in the ISORA 2014 series and is followed by the race form Douglas to Dun Laoghaire on Sunday 8th June.
This takes the fleet to Dublin Bay - ready for the ICRA on the following weekend.
The Notice of Race and Sailing Instructiobs will be availabe here when released.
ISA SafeTrx is a Smartphone App for both Android & Apple iOS devices (iPhone, iPad) that allows you to plan your journey on your Smartphone.
Directly from your Smartphone you can enter your journey details and set off knowing that should you not return by the time given, your Emergency Contact will be alerted and advised to initiate appropriate action. Where an Emergency Contact calls the Irish Coast Guard concerning an overdue trip, the Irish Coast Guard will have access to your location and SafeTrx Trip data through a secure SafeTrx server. Since the ISA SafeTrx app periodically sends your location data back to our servers, the Coast Guard's response team can get help directly to you, and quickly.
Whilst the app is not intended to be used as a replacement for normally approved safety devices (VHF, EPIRB, AIS etc), it is a resource that in some instances may help to raise an alarm earlier and assist emergency services to locate casualties more accurately.
'The Irish Sea has few rivals anywhere in the world as an ideal area for middle distance and shorter off-shore races. An interesting variety of coastlines, a useful selection of turning marks, a fascinating mixture of tidal conditions, and an entertaining choice of hospitable ports at which to start and finish races, makes for the ideal mixture whereby the offshore brigade can have the maximum amount of sport and its attendant celebrations with the minimum amount of hassle.'
The above link takes you to the last sailed race in the ISORA sereis.
The next race is the second cross channel race from Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead on Saturday 24th May - this is a 100 mile offshore race starting at 0800hrs.
ISORA (Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association) is the Association that has been running offshore yacht racing on the Irish Sea since 1971. The Association is run in conjunction with all the leading yacht clubs on the east coast of Ireland and on the west coast of Wales and England and the Isle of Man.
ISORA will run ten races as part of their “ISORA Offshore Racing Series 2014″. They will consist of traditional offshore races of distances from 50 to 100 miles and long day and night inshore races of under 50 miles.
The Spinlock IRC Welsh Championships web site was launched on 1st January 2014.
With growing support for the Championships the Academy Event Team have extended the promotion by publishing a dedicated web site. This not only includes access to the usual information required for racing but also provides an invaluable guide to the vunue, the town and the area. Accommodation information and travel information will assist competitors with their planning and also provides information for activities before and after racing.
We would welcome any comments about the web site to
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