Howth Yacht Club's annual 6-race Autumn League starts this Sunday (19th September) with 130 entries in 10 classes to date, a figure which is expected to increase with Dublin Bay boats joining the cruiser fleet to compete in the newly-introduced WD-40 4-Race Challenge Mini-Series over the last three days of the sailing series.
An invitation was extended to the four Dun Laoghaire waterfront clubs to enter the Cruiser Challenge which coincides with the end of their summer racing programme.
The League, with sponsorship from WD-40, leading ski operator Crystal Holidays and The Food Room (on Clontarf Road) offers four Sunday races and then two back-to-back windward-leeward races on Saturday 16th October.
Other changes to the Autumn League include the addition of the J/24 Class, following its successful National Championships in Howth last weekend, as well as a later start time for all participating classes on each day's racing.