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This year’s Fingal Cruiser Challenge kicks off on Saturday 13 May with the Fingal Coastal, the first in a nine-event series that also includes the famed Lambay Races, the Asgard Race and much more.
Organised by Howth Yacht Club in association with Malahide Yacht Club, the open series of Saturday races is touted as the only alternative on the East Coast to ISORA for coastal racing.
It regularly brings together a variety of keelboat owners and racers to enjoy the action on the water, not to mention the social gatherings after the racing.
Entry is €40 which includes six races in the waters north and east of Howth Harbour, plus three combined with other events and regattas.
The full calendar for the Fingal Cruiser Challenge 2023 is as follows:
- 13 May - Fingal Coastal
- 27 May - Asgard Race
- 3 June - Lambay Races
- 17 June - Kish & Back Challenge
- 15 July - Howth-Rockabill-Coastal
- 22 July - Malahide Regatta
- 5 August - Gibney Classic
- 19 August - Dublin Bay Coastal Race
- 2 September - Fingal Coastal Challenge
Saturday 4 July marks the start of the 2020 Fingal Cruiser Challenge with a mini coastal race starting from Howth pier, with the gun at 10am.
Howth Yacht Club intends to start all boats off together and the fleet will be racing under HPH handicap only.
This is the third year of the revamped Fingal Series and will feature a combination of four mini-coastal races and the Lambay Race.
The series is intended to encourage keelboat owners, both racers and non-racers, to participate in some or all of the challenges that we can fit into our shortened season.
The mini coastal races are hoped to be attractive to boats with short-handed or less experienced crews, while providing close racing for those who like to be at the front.
The Notice of Race and entry form for the series are available online.
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the Aqua Two-Handed Challenge returns to Howth later in July, with a wider array of classes welcome.
Meanwhile, club racing starts tomorrow (Tuesday 30 June) for the one-designs at HYC, as was confirmed last week. Entries can still be submitted HERE.
