Saturday's 85-mile course for the Lyver Trophy Offshore Race across the Irish Sea has been confirmed.
The 18 entries will race from Holyhead at 0930 am, and organisers expect the first boats to finish around 9 pm off Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
The fleet will be heading on a short leg northwest from Holyhead before turning southwest towards Wicklow. They will then follow the coast north to Dun Laoghaire.
As Afloat reported previously, the race is the 12th fixture in the season-long ISORA points series.
The weekend fleet includes the reigning ISORA champion, the J109 Mojito from Pwllheli Sailing Club in North Wales.
The course for the race is as follows:
- Start line at Holyhead Pier lighthouse to Clippereau Buoy
- Langdon (P) 52⁰ 22.754N 4⁰ 38.646W
- Wicklow Outfall (S) 53⁰ 59.545N 6⁰ 1.286W
- Muglins (P) 53⁰ 16.515N 6⁰ 4.550W
- Finish between Dun Laoghaire Pier Heads
Forecasts indicate strong westerly winds for a windward leg across the Irish Sea.
The race marks the arrival of competitors from across the Irish Sea for next week's 350-boat Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta.
