ISORA
ISORA's ambitious campaign to promote offshore sailing in the Irish Sea Area was boosted this Christmas by generous coverage in club yearbooks on both sides of the Irish Sea. Not surprisingly, Pwllheli Sailing Club (PSC), the recognised centre for ISORA…
ISORA has finalised its 2023 racing schedule reducing the number of fixtures to avoid clashes with other events. The programme released in draft form in Afloat here in November is built around a busy racing calendar and is aimed to provide…
Will Cape 31s Be First to Attempt New IRC Record Challenge from Pwhelli to Dun Laoghaire?
5th December 2022 ISORA
With no current record time established, could the IRC record course from Pwllheli in North Wales to Dun Laoghaire in Ireland have appeal for the high-speed fledgeling Cape 31 fleets now established on both sides of the Irish Sea? ISORA…
Is most “ocean racing” today really oceanic? Does “offshore racing” really involve going truly offshore? Are boats touted as being “cruiser-racers” ever really used for genuine cruising? And are sailing enthusiasts who like to think of themselves as being devoted…
ISORA Sailors Vote to Double Number of Coastal Races in 2023 at Golden Jubilee AGM
15th November 2022 ISORA
ISORA will double its coastal races in 2023, the offshore body heard at last Saturday's AGM in the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. The move comes after a straw poll of all skippers voted in favour of more coastal…
Sian Reynolds Makes History As First Woman Chair and Youngest Chair Appointed to Board of RYA Cymru Wales
25th October 2022 News Update
The Royal Yachting Association Cymru Wales has announced the appointment of Sian Reynolds as chair of its board. Sian’s appointment makes history as she is the first female chair and also the youngest chair of RYA Cymru Wales’ board. She…
Vicky Cox & Peter Dunlop of Pwllheli are “Sailors of the Month (Offshore)” For September
1st October 2022 Sailor of the Month
In this its Golden Jubilee Season, the Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association lived up to its reputation of the points championship being contested right up to the final race. It was the immaculately-prepared J/109 Mojito (Vicky Cox & Peter Dunlop)…
Last ISORA Race Victory Gives Welsh J109 'Mojito' Overall Wolf's Head Trophy
11th September 2022 ISORA
Welsh yachts have claimed the top two places overall in the 2022 ISORA Series that came to a dramatic close off Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Saturday evening. A win for Peter Dunlop and Vicky Cox's J109 Mojito in the final…
ISORA Yachts To Race With Black Flags, RYANI Youth Championships Cancelled as Mark of Respect to Queen Elizabeth
9th September 2022 ISORA
The Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association (ISORA) final race will proceed on Saturday, and competing yachts will fly a black flag following Queen Elizabeth's death. ISORA says it is 'not possible' to set another date for the 80-mile race from Pwhelli…
Andrew Hall’s Jackknife is in Pole Position for ISORA's Wolf's Head Trophy This Saturday
6th September 2022 ISORA
The results of Saturday's final race of the Musto ISORA Series will determine the 2022 overall champion for offshore racing's prestigious Wolf’s Head Trophy. Andrew Hall’s J125 Jackknife from Pwhelli is in pole position after 14 races, with her best…
Champion JPK 10.80 Rockabill VI skippered by Paul O'Higgins completed Friday night's ISORA points-weighted night race off Dun Laoghaire Harbour in a time of four hours and ten minutes. Light airs on Dublin Bay frustrated a number of competitors who…
This weekend's two night races on either side of the Irish Sea at Dun Laoghaire and Pwhelli have produced a good combined offshore turnout for the last race of ISORA's Viking Marine coastal series 2022. From a Dublin entry of…
RYA Cymru Wales Issues Statement on Resgination of Chair Mike Butterfield
26th August 2022 News Update
RYA Cymru Wales has issued a statement confirming the resignation of its chair, Mike Butterfield. Brian Oulton, as senior independent director, will assume the position of interim chair until a new chair is appointed. Oulton said: “The members of RYA…
Grand Soleil Samatom of Howth Now Leads ISORA Viking Marine Coastal Series With One Race Left to Sail
14th August 2022 ISORA
ICRA Coastal Class champion Samatom (Robert Rendell) was the winner of yesterday's ISORA Coastal Race off Dun Laoghaire. Three potent Jeanneau Sunfast 3600s were among the nine-boat fleet that contested Saturday's 24-mile ISORA coastal race along the Dublin and Wicklow coastline, but none could…
Three Jeanneau Sunfast 3600s are among the nine-boat fleet that will contest Saturday's 24-mile ISORA coastal race along the Dublin and Wicklow coastline. With an eye on current light wind forecasts, race organisers have stated the course may be shortened off…
IRC Class 0 J125 entry Jackknife skippered by Andrew Hall of Pwllheli Sailing Club was the winner of ISORA's 120-mile Race Ten from Dun Laoghaire to Pwllheli on Saturday. The race was won in an IRC corrected time of 14…