Howth expects big turnout

9th September 2008

Afloat.ie Team

The first race in the GreenWorks-sponsored Autumn League at Howth Yacht Club starts this Sunday, beginning another eagerly anticipated six-race series for the 180 boats expected to compete across 11 classes.

There are a number of changes to the format this year, not least a break in the middle (after three races) to accommodate the ISAs All-Ireland Sailing Championships in the Sailfleet J80s and Laser Radials on October 4th and 5th, sponsored by Euro Car Parks.

A new innovation to this years Autumn League, endorsed enthusiastically by boat-owners and their crews, is the introduction of a Slalom Race for cruisers, with each class (except the White Sail Cruisers) given one slalom race during the series.

The One-Designs have not been forgotten either, as each of those classes will be given a Windward-Leeward race during the series. A number of Laser SB3s will use the first race as practice for the following weeks World Championships in Dublin Bay.

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