A small but potent ISORA fleet is racing to a Strangford Lough finish this Saturday morning, and ISORA's overall Wolf's Head Trophy for 2023 is at stake.
The race got underway following a postponement due to poor weather conditions on Friday evening.
On the water, the Welsh J125 Jackknife, skippered by Andrew Hall, is heading for line honours and an overall win of the six-boat race, but Pwllheli club mate and defending champion, Mojito (Vicky Cox and Peter Dunlop) are chasing hard. At 0915 on Saturday morning, Jackknife had 25 miles to go to reach the Quoile Yacht Club finish line.
ISORA Wolf's Head Trophy defending champions - The J109 Mojito of Vicky Cox and Peter Dunlop from North Wales Photo: Afloat
The Holyhead to Strangford fixture was postponed from 7.30 pm on Friday evening to 05.00 am Saturday morning.
The race is from Holyhead Sailing Club to Quoile Yacht Club in Strangford Lough.
The start (above) and finish lines (below) for the ISORA Race 14
After entering the Lough by the Narrows between Portaferry and Strangford village, the fleet will stop over at the nearby Quoile Yacht Club at the southwestern end of the Lough.
A return race on Sunday, starting at 06.30 am, from Strangford to a line ranging from the M2 westwards to Ireland.
As Afloat reported earlier, this marks a new adventure for ISORA, who have spent the season so far competing in coastal and cross-channel fixtures between Dun Laoghaire and Pwllheli. The Northern Ireland-based weekend offers a fresh challenge for participants but there is some disappointment that an entry of 20 was whittled down to six at start time, with some absences also unavoidable due to a date clash with Calves Week in West Cork.
