ISORA
Simon Knowles and Colm Buckley's J109 Indian appeared out of the Dublin Bay mist to win ISORA's Race Five of the Viking Marine Coastal Series on Dublin Bay today. The Howth crew wrestled the lead from Paul O'Higgins in the JPK10.80…
ISORA's coastal course five will be a 19-miler for what looks like another light air fixture for the third and final race of the Viking Marine April Mini-Series. With the European Cup rugby semi-final being shown live at the National Yacht…
Five J109s - including the ISORA Champion - Line up for Volvo Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race
24th April 2023 Dun Laoghaire Dingle
The all-conquering North Wales-based Mojito is one of five highly competitive J109 offshore cruiser racers that will contest June 7th's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race organised by the National Yacht Club. Two of the J109s entered are West Cork based,…
Royal Irish's Rockabill VI Reigns in Second Viking Marine ISORA Coastal Race from Dun Laoghaire
23rd April 2023 ISORA
A long day on the water for the Dun Laoghaire ISORA fleet saw just three boats finish the second race of the Viking Marine Coastal Series that ran until after 7 pm on Saturday. Second in line honours, Paul O'Higgins'…
Howth Grand Soleil Samatom Not Racing in Saturday's Second Viking Marine ISORA Coastal Race
21st April 2023 ISORA
The entered Howth Yacht Club Grand Soleil 44 Samatom will not race in Saturday's second race of the Viking Marine Coastal Series from Dun Laoghaire Harbour, skipper Robert Rendell has confirmed. Afloat sources say that Robert Rendell's Samatom is completing pre-season work…
First race winner Paul O'Higgins in his JPK 10.80 Rockabill 10.80 will be on the line at 10.30 am for the second of six races in ISORA's Viking Marine Coastal Series on Saturday. A strong entry of 16 boats has been…
Royal Irish JPK10.80 Rockabill VI Confirmed as Winner of First ISORA Viking Marine Coastal Series Race
16th April 2023 ISORA
Royal Irish's Paul O'Higgins JPK10.80 Rockabill VI has been confirmed as the overall winner of the first of six races in the Viking Marine ISORA Coastal Series on Saturday. There was a delay in processing results following the conclusion of…
Official Results Confirmation Awaited of First ISORA Viking Marine Coastal Series Race
16th April 2023 ISORA
Although ISORA's YB race tracker reports Royal Irish's Paul O'Higgins made the best of a tricky course along the Dublin and Wicklow coast in his JPK10.80 Rockabill VI in the first race of the Viking Marine ISORA Coastal Series on Saturday,…
Strong 13-Boat Entry for ISORA's Viking Marine Coastal Series off Dun Laoghaire on Saturday
14th April 2023 ISORA
The first of six races in the Viking Marine ISORA Coastal Series has a 13-boat entry for Saturday morning's start for a Dun Laoghaire – Dun Laoghaire race that leaves the Moulditch Buoy off Greystones Harbour in County Wicklow to…
First Viking Marine ISORA Coastal Race Starts Next Saturday for Separate April Mini-Series Trophy
10th April 2023 ISORA
The first ISORA coastal race of 2023 will take place off Dun Laoghaire Harbour next Saturday morning (15th April). The start is at 10.00 am. Class 2 will start 30 minutes before Class 0 and 1. The race duration is…
Second Canting Keeler to Contest Key Irish Offshore and Coastal Fixtures This Summer
7th April 2023 Offshore
A second canting keel 50-footer is set to contest June's Volvo Dun Laoghaire to Dingle offshore yacht race. Afloat sources say the Elliott 57 has been purchased by an as-of-yet-unnamed Irish sailor who will contest not only the 280-mile D2D…
New J112 is Part of Strong Class Zero Forming for July's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
26th March 2023 Volvo Regatta
Seven of the nine entries so far in the big boat class at July's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR) are visitors, but a brand new J112e from the home port will add extra spice to the Cruisers Zero fleet (boats greater than…
Tributes have been paid to ISORA stalwart Huw Tudor, who has died in his 89th year. An estate agent by trade, Huw joined Pwllheli Sailing Club in 1967 as the owner of a small fishing boat named after his wife…
We have a great race schedule planned for 2023. It combines with many top-class regattas and includes several mini-series, writes ISORA Chairman Peter Ryan Details can be found on the Musto ISORA website here The online entry is now active.…
Today's ICRA conference at Dun Laoghaire heard from ISORA Chief Peter Ryan, who outlined his 2023 programme emphasising coastal racing. "Coastal racing is alive and kicking, and the best of it is in ISORA", he told the cruiser-racer gathering. ISORA has finalised…
Volvo Come Onboard for June's 30th Anniversary Dun Laoghaire to Dingle (D2D) Race
15th January 2023 Dun Laoghaire Dingle
Volvo Car Ireland has again stepped up to support the 2023 Volvo Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race in June. This will be the 30th anniversary of the race which has become a biennial fixture in the Irish sailing calendar. As Afloat…