Saab powers Cruiser Nationals

Saab powers Cruiser Nationals - sailing

29th November -0001

Saab has agreed to sponsor the ICRA Cruiser National Championships for a fifth successive year. The event is hosted by Howth Yacht Club between May 16th and 18th and expects over 150 boats and some 1,200 sailors.

One of the major fixtures on the 2008 Irish sailing calendar, the Saab Cruiser Nationals will comprise two fleets – Divisions 0 and 1 in one and Divisions 2 and 3 in the other – in a seven-race series over round-the-cans and windward-leeward courses. Prizes will be awarded on both IRC and ECHO.

With added interest from the South Coast and from the UK, a new initiative this year is a feeder race from Cork starting the previous weekend, although it will not count towards the championship.

The event has added significance for Class 0 entries as it will act as an indicator trial which ICRA will use to select third and fourth corinthian Irish teams for the Commodore’s Cup in the UK later in the season.

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