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Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association (ISORA) Has Golden Jubilee This Year
20th March 2021 W M Nixon
On Sunday, August 29th 1971, a group of offshore devotees who had campaigned the previous day's annual cross-channel Abersoch-Howth Race for the James C Eadie Cup gathered in the bar of Howth Yacht Club and gave some purpose to their…
"ISORA is Open for Business: First 2021 Race is April 17th", Says Can-Do Peter Ryan
4th March 2021 ISORA
ISORA will race its first Dublin Bay coastal race of 2021 next month on April 17 and a month later it has scheduled its first cross-channel race to Holyhead, Wales on May 15th. ISORA Chief Peter Ryan says he will…
Two of 2021's early-season cruiser-racer sailing fixtures on Dublin Bay are up in the air due to January's lockdown restrictions. A new ISORA 'Early Season Series' originally planned for this month was to continue the offshore's body's successful 2020 coastal…
2021 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race To Sail With Maximum Fleet of 50
2nd January 2021 Dun Laoghaire Dingle
Previous race entrants will be offered an early entry option into June's 2021 Volvo Dun Laoghaire-Dingle Race before entry is opened to others boats to allow up to a maximum of 50 for the 280-miler. The next edition of the…
Peter Ryan, who was first elected to chair ISORA in 2007, will lead the Irish Sea offshore sailing body into the 2021 season following his reelection as chairman at November's virtual ISORA AGM hosted by Pwhelli Sailing Club. Ryan, of the…
ISORA Racers to Agree 'Proposed' 2021 Irish Sea Offshore Race Schedule Next Month
27th October 2020 ISORA
Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association (ISORA) racers will agree the 2021 Race Schedule early next month but like most things to do with the 2020 offshore season it will be a little different so there is no surprise that this…
A win in Saturday's ten-boat James Eadie final race of the 2020 ISORA IRC Series gave overall victory to Royal Irish Yacht Club crew Rockabill VI. The last coastal race win sealed the COVID-hit season after eight races sailed with…
Mark Mansfield, Olympian and Professional sailor and a member of this year's Fastnet 450 Race organising committee reckons lessons learned in this COVID-hit 2020 sailing season means there can still be good compliant big boat racing even in these strange…
Royal Irish's Rockabill VI Crew are Viking Marine 2020 ISORA Coastal Series Champions
29th August 2020 Viking Marine
Today's last race of the four-race Viking Marine sponsored ISORA Coastal Series was the only one to have started with any breeze above ten knots, providing a suitable send-off for the 12-boat fleet finale. Overall leader Rockabill VI (Paul O'Higgins)…
ISORA's Final Race Weighted 1.3 & Likely to Determine Irish & UK Offshore Championships
28th August 2020 ISORA
ISORA has cancelled its traditional end of season climax, the James Eadie Race from Pwllheli to Dun Laoghaire set for 5th September. The decision comes as a result of the worsening COVID situation. Instead, ISORA will stage separate races on…
ISORA Boats Line Up for Final Race of Viking Marine Coastal Series off Dun Laoghaire Harbour
27th August 2020 Viking Marine
Despite all the setbacks of season, there is a busy climax for ISORA's 2020 offshore racers with two more races following quickly in the wake of last weekend's inaugural Fastnet 450 Race. The Royal St. George line honours winner, Aurelia,…
ISORA Champion Rockabill VI was the overall winner of Friday's 40-mile night race. Although short on entries, the seven boat fleet was made up of the leading contenders for this year's Irish ISORA overall prize. It was the defending champion,…
It's not the biggest ISORA fleet but all seven boats in contention are on the starting list for tonight's race that could yet decide the Irish championship. Tonight's course will use 100% virtual marks – another first for ISORA. Race…
Harrington's Royal Ulster Yacht 'Excession' Makes ISORA Debut at Dun Laoghaire
10th August 2020 ISORA
When John Harington's IMX 38 Excession made the Dun Laoghaire Harbour startline on Saturday morning, he became the first Northern Ireland yacht to compete in ISORA racing in many years, The enthusiastic Royal Ulster Yacht Club crew from Bangor on…
For the second week running, a smaller class two boat has won one of ISORA’s long offshore races in tricky light winds off the Dublin coast. After a 15-hour marathon, the Grzegorz Kalinecki skippered First 310 More Mischief sailed into…
ISORA Fleet Look Set for Another Light Wind Long Offshore Race (Tracker Here!)
7th August 2020 ISORA
Saturday's ISORA long offshore race from Dun Laoghaire to Dun Laoghaire is expected to be 80 miles in length but with light winds forecast the expected 16-boat Dublin Bay fleet will not know the course until shortly before the 8…