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Holyhead is an Important Port for ISORA Racing

30th November 2018
Jeanneau's Sunfast 3600 design is proving a popular boat for offshore with a third joining the ISORA fleet next season Jeanneau's Sunfast 3600 design is proving a popular boat for offshore with a third joining the ISORA fleet next season Credit: Afloat.ie

With the publication of the Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association (ISORA) ambitious 16-race 2019 calendar, Chairman Peter Ryan warns that future fleet growth is contingent on the repair of Holyhead's 450–berth marina writes David O'Brien in this morning's Irish Times Sailing Column. 

Ryan says the port is a central hub for ISORA boats and one that is an 'easy hop' from Dun Laoghaire for Dublin crew putting their toe in the water of offshore sailing.

Read much more here.

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