The absence of a gale warning and a forecasted flat sea state means tomorrow's second ISORA Coastal Race from Dun Laoghaire will go ahead in gusty southwesterly winds, albeit over a shortened course.
A straw poll of skippers was in favour of the race proceeding even though, at one point, it looked like the weather window to start a race had closed in.
The course announced on Friday lunchtime has been shortened to north Kish and back, passing the Dublin ISORA virtual mark on the relevant side.
"The decision to start or to continue rests wholly with the Skipper", ISORA chief Peter Ryan reminded competitors.
The second race of the Viking Marine Irish coastal series is due to start at 11 a.m. off Dun Laoghaire. Weather forecasts predict strong southwesterly winds gusting up to 35 mph on Saturday afternoon.
Ryan is allowing for a three-hour race with all boats finished by approximately 2 pm.
As regular Afloat readers know, the first race was postponed last weekend due to Storm Kathleen and is scheduled to be re-run at a later date with a suggestion from Afloat's W M Nixon that double points could be awarded for the April 13th race, and forget about any later re-staging of the first blocked race of 2024.
Final Sailing Instructions are below.
Viking Marine ISORA Coastal Race Entries for Race Two on April 13th 2024
