RORC's IRC National Championship weekend was held from last Friday to Sunday with eight races scheduled and completed on the Solent. Entries were down by 30% overall on last year with 62 boats racing across five classes compared with 88 last year. The effects of the recession on yacht racing is clearly being felt in the UK but there's no sign of it at home with ICRA boasting a 70-boat fleet for its championships starting tomorrow. Hot footing it back across the Irish Sea for the event is the newly crowned UK IRC champion Dave Dwyer from Crosshaven who is aiming for the double at Fenit. Marinerscove.ie has made it to Kerry in the nick of time, thanks to fair winds.
