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ICRA has published provisional class divisions for next week's 73–boat national championship fleet at Howth Yacht Club. The divisions are as expected but this year's class two has been forced to combine boats that in previous championships sailed in classes two and three but due to numbers in 2016 are sailing as one class next week. See full table below with divisions, IRC TCC and ECHO handicaps.

The cruiser–racer national championships is to be staged at the north Dublin venue for a record fifth time. The three day event, from next Friday, will decide eight national titles and Corinthian Cups across a combined fleet Read more about the championships here.

Sail NumberBoat NameModelOwnerClubIRC TCCECHODIV
IRL4208 WOW Farr 42 George Sisk Royal Irish Yacht Club 1.123 1.125 0
IRL4076 Meridian Salona 45 Tom Roche Kinsale Yacht Club 1.112 1.115 0
IRL2007 Jump Juice Ker 36.7 Conor Phelan Royal Cork Yacht Club 1.109 1.105 0
GBR8038 ROXSTAR XP38i FINDLAY & ANDERSON Clyde crusing club #N/A #N/A 0
IRL1507 Aquelina J/122 Sheila Tyrrell James Tyrrell Arklow Sailing Club #N/A #N/A 0
GBR4041 LICKS First 40 Jay Colville East Down Yacht Club #N/A #N/A 0
               
               
IRL10800 Rockabill VI JPK 10.80 2.15 fin6 Paul O'Higgins Royal Irish Yacht Club 1.046 1.045 1
IRL13500 D-TOX X 35 McSwiney, McStay, Sherry & O'Rafferty Royal Irish Yacht Club 1.044 1.045 1
GBR7377 Impostor Corby 33 Richard Fildes SCYC 1.035 #N/A 1
IRL7778 Gringo Archambault A 35 Tony Fox National Yacht Club 1.024 1.025 1
IRL3061 Fools Gold Archambault A 35 Robert Mc Connell WHSC 1.022 1.025 1
IRL9898 Indecision J/109 declan hayes & patrick halpenny Royal Irish Yacht Club 1.021 1.015 1
FRA37296 TRIPLE ELF First 35 CHRISTINE AND ROBIN MURRAY FAIRLIE YC /CLYDE CRUISING CLUB 1.020 #N/A 1
IRL1383 Ruth J/109 Shanahan Family National Yacht Club 1.015 1.015 1
IRL1141 storm J/109 pat kelly rsc/hyc 1.014 1.015 1
IRL1206 Joker 2 J/109 John Maybury Royal Irish Yacht Club 1.014 1.015 1
IRL5109 Jalapeno J/109 Barrington/Despard/O'Sullivan National Yacht Club 1.014 1.015 1
IRL811 RAPTOR Mills 30 CR DENIS HEWITT & ORS. Royal Irish Yacht Club 1.013 1.020 1
GBR2342 White Mischief J/109 Timothy and Richard Goodbody Royal Irish Yacht Club #N/A #N/A 1
GBR7709R Justjay J/109 Nigel Ingram Holyhead 1.012 #N/A 0
IRL29213 Something Else J/109 Brian & John Hall National Yacht Club 1.011 1.015 1
GBR8933R Bon Exemple XP 33 1.90 Colin Byrne Royal Irish Yacht Club 1.009 1.015 1
IRL3470 Flashback First 34.7 Breen/Hogg Howth Yacht Club 0.987 1.000 1
IR7991 Jigamaree J/109 Ronan Harris Royal Irish Yacht Club #N/A #N/A 1
IRL3670 Altair First 36.7 Losty/Dorgan Cove Sailing Club #N/A #N/A 1
               
               
               
IRL1332 Equinox X 332 Ross McDonald Howth Yacht Club 0.980 0.980 2
IRL9970 Lambay Rules J/97 Stephen Quinn Howth Yacht Club 0.971 0.980 2
IRL8094 king one First Evolution 30 David Kelly rsc/hyc 0.958 0.955 2
IRL2706 Kodachi Corby 27 Rick de Neve Howth Yacht Club 0.955 0.955 2
IRL1343 Arcturus Sun Odyssey 37 Peter & Declan McCabe Howth Yacht Club #N/A 0.945 2
IRL5522 the Big Picture MG HS30 michael & Richard Evans Howth Yacht Club 0.945 0.945 2
IRL2016 Checkmate XV MG HS30 David Cullen Howth Yacht Club 0.944 0.945 2
IRL1484 Harmony #N/A John Swan Howth Yacht Club #N/A #N/A 2
IRL2552 Fusion Corby 25 Colwell & Cobbe Howth Yacht Club 0.934 0.935 2
IRL988 Dux X 302 Anthony Gore-Grimes Howth Yacht Club 0.927 0.930 2
IRL3022 XEBEC X 302 Bourke,McGirr,Ball Howth Yacht Club 0.927 0.930 2
IRL7495 Maximus X 302 Paddy Kyne Howth Yacht Club 0.924 0.930 2
IRL1103 Viking X 302 K.Darmody & M.Patterson Howth Yacht Club 0.923 0.930 2
IRL8223 Kamikaze #N/A Peter Nash Royal St. George Yacht Club #N/A #N/A 2
               
             
IRL4571 Flyover Sigma 33ood David Marchant Waterford Harbour Sailing Club 0.913 0.910 3
IRL508 Quest Humphreys 1/4 Ton Barry Cunningham & Jonathan Skerritt Royal Irish Yacht Club 0.906 0.905 3
IRL6559 White Hunter Formula 28 MOD Joss Walsh Howth Yacht Club 0.906 0.905 3
IRL6136 Starlet Formula 28 Wormald / Walsh Howth Yacht Club 0.905 0.905 3
FRA9186 Cartoon Quarter Ton Fauroux Ken Lawless & Sybil McCormack Royal Irish Yacht Club 0.895 0.900 3
IRL9538 Running Wild - Seachange Now Impala 28ood Brendan Foley Royal St. George Yacht Club 0.889 0.890 3
IRL3060 Jumpin' Jive J/24 Mark Usher Greystones Sailing Club 0.887 0.885 3
IRL4794 Hard on Port J/24 Flor O'Driscoll Howth Yacht Club 0.887 0.885 3
IRL4115 K25 HYC Johnny Bravo J/24 White Ciaran Howth Yacht Club 0.887 0.885 3
IRL4384 Gala Racing J/24 Simon McGibney Foynes Yacht Club 0.884 0.885 3
GBR9612 Bambi Impala 28 I/B 1.78 Richard Harding National Yacht Club #N/A 0.885 3
I8709 Cri Cri #N/A Paul Colton Royal Irish Yacht Club #N/A #N/A 3
IRL8245N Asterix #N/A Boushell, Counihan, Meredith Dun Laoghaire Marina #N/A #N/A 3?
           
               
IRL6556 Challenger Europe Challenger Paul Rossiter Howth Yacht Club #N/A 0.845 4
IRL35 ELEINT Trapper 300 Michal Matulka Dunlaoghaire Motor YC #N/A 0.830 4
E127 OctopussE E Boat PATRICK O NEILL Howth Yacht Club 0.824 0.825 4
IR3052 Tobago #N/A Ray, Costello, McShera, Quigley Malahide Yacht Club #N/A #N/A ?
               
               
WHITESAIL            
               
GBR1345 Samatom XC45 Robert Rendell Howth Yacht Club #N/A #N/A 5
IRL3335 Bite the Bullet #N/A Colm Bermingham Howth Yacht Club #N/A #N/A 5
GB58571 Spellbound #N/A H. & G. Burrows, L. Skeffington Howth Yacht Club #N/A #N/A 5
                             
WHITESAIL 1            
               
IRL6001 REBELLION Nicholson 58 Hughes, Hanlon & O'Mahony Howth Yacht Club 1.051 1.055 5
IRL4007 Tsunami First 40.7 Distinction 2.40 Vincent Farrell National Yacht Club 1.042 1.055 5
IRL4073 Splashdance Dufour 40 Howard McMullan Howth Yacht Club 1.011 1.030 5
IRL1166 edenpark Sun Odyssey 36i liam farmer Royal Irish Yacht Club 0.976 0.985 5
IRL1357 Humdinger Sunfast 37 Michael Mc Cabe Carlingford 0.971 0.980 5
GBR3550 Lolly Folly Hanse 350 Colm Howth Yacht Club #N/A 0.965 5
IRL1333 White Lotus Elan 333 PaulTully Dunlaoghaire Motor YC 0.956 0.965 5
IRL3339 Indulgence Elan 333 David Sargent Howth Yacht Club 0.952 0.965 5
IRL2706 Kodachi Corby 27 De neve Howth Yacht Club 0.937 0.955 5
               
WHITESAIL 2            
               
IRL2070 Out & About First 38 Terry Mc Coy Howth Yacht Club 0.929 0.950 6
IRL5643 Calypso Oceanis 361 Howard Knott Royal St. George Yacht Club 0.927 0.930 6
IRL1502 Vespucci Dehler 31 Sean + Kristina O'Regan Royal Irish Yacht Club #N/A 0.890 6
GBR4183 Poppy #N/A John Roberts Whitehaven sailing association 0.902 #N/A 6
IRL100 Demelza Club Shamrock Windsor & Steffi Howth Yacht Club 0.876 0.875 6
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Class Afloat, a school that sails on one of the world's most spectacular tall ships, will be in Belfast next week. Weather and sea conditions permitting, SS Sorlandet is expected to arrive in Belfast on September 18th and stay docked there until the 22nd.

West Island College International - Class Afloat is one of the world's most unique and interesting educational experiences.  It offers high school and university students the opportunity to take fully accredited courses while sailing aboard a traditional fully-rigged class 'A' tall ship built in 1924. 

Some facts about Class Afloat:

Created in 1984 as a Canadian International Youth Year programme.

Has visited ports of call on every continent of the world.

Students and staff participate in two service projects in the Dominican Republic and in our West Africa Initiative in Dakar, Senegal

Students tend to come from the top 25th percentile in their home schools and 98% of our students attend the university of their choice after graduating with us

Students spend four hours a day outside of the classroom learning how to run and maintain the ship

Students leave the program having developed strong leadership skills, an ease at working in groups, a sense of responsibility and accountability, ready to participate as an active and conscious citizen.

More on the website here

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RORC Fastnet Race

This race is both a blue riband international yachting fixture and a biennial offshore pilgrimage that attracts crews from all walks of life:- from aspiring sailors to professional crews; all ages and all professions. Some are racing for charity, others for a personal challenge.

For the world's top professional sailors, it is a 'must-do' race. For some, it will be their first-ever race, and for others, something they have competed in for over 50 years! The race attracts the most diverse fleet of yachts, from beautiful classic yachts to some of the fastest racing machines on the planet – and everything in between.

The testing course passes eight famous landmarks along the route: The Needles, Portland Bill, Start Point, the Lizard, Land’s End, the Fastnet Rock, Bishop’s Rock off the Scillies and Plymouth breakwater (now Cherbourg for 2021 and 2023). After the start in Cowes, the fleet heads westward down The Solent, before exiting into the English Channel at Hurst Castle. The finish for 2021 is in Cherbourg via the Fastnet Rock, off the southern tip of Ireland.

  • The leg across the Celtic Sea to (and from) the Fastnet Rock is known to be unpredictable and challenging. The competitors are exposed to fast-moving Atlantic weather systems and the fleet often encounter tough conditions
  • Flawless decision-making, determination and total commitment are the essential requirements. Crews have to manage and anticipate the changing tidal and meteorological conditions imposed by the complex course
  • The symbol of the race is the Fastnet Rock, located off the southern coast of Ireland. Also known as the Teardrop of Ireland, the Rock marks an evocative turning point in the challenging race
  • Once sailors reach the Fastnet Rock, they are well over halfway to the finish in Cherbourg.

Fastnet Race - FAQs

The 49th edition of the biennial Rolex Fastnet Race will start from the Royal Yacht Squadron line in Cowes, UK on Sunday 8th August 2021.

The next two editions of the race in 2021 and 2023 will finish in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin at the head of the Normandy peninsula, France

Over 300. A record fleet is once again anticipated for the world's largest offshore yacht race.

The international fleet attracts both enthusiastic amateur, the seasoned offshore racer, as well as out-and-out professionals from all corners of the world.

Boats of all shapes, sizes and age take part in this historic race, from 9m-34m (30-110ft) – and everything in between.

The Fastnet Race multihull course record is: 1 day 4 hours 2 minutes and 26 seconds (2019, Ultim Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, Franck Cammas / Charles Caudrelier)

The Fastnet Race monohull course record is: 1 day, 18 hours, 39 minutes (2011, Volvo 70, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing).

David and Peter Askew's American VO70 Wizard won the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race, claiming the Fastnet Challenge Cup for 1st in IRC Overall.

Rolex SA has been a longstanding sponsor of the race since 2001.

The first race was in 1925 with 7 boats. The Royal Ocean Racing Club was set up as a result.

The winner of the first Fastnet Race was the former pilot cutter Jolie Brise, a boat that is still sailing today.

Cork sailor Henry P F Donegan (1870-1940), who gave his total support for the Fastnet Race from its inception in 1925 and competed in the inaugural race in his 43ft cutter Gull from Cork.

Ireland has won the Fastnet Race twice. In 1987 the Dubois 40 Irish Independent won the Fastnet Race overall for the first time and then in 2007 – all of twenty years after Irish Independent’s win – Ireland secured the overall win again this time thanks to Ger O’Rourke’s Cookson 50 Chieftain from the Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland in Kilrush.

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Fastnet Race 2023 Date

The 2023 50th Rolex Fastnet Race will start on Saturday, 22nd July 2023

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At A Glance – Fastnet Race

  • The world's largest offshore yacht race
  • The biennial race is 695 nautical miles - Cowes, Fastnet Rock, Cherbourg
  • A fleet of over 400 yachts regularly will take part
  • The international fleet is made up of over 26 countries
  • Multihull course record: 1 day, 8 hours, 48 minutes (2011, Banque Populaire V)
  • Monohull course record: 1 day, 18 hours, 39 minutes (2011, Volvo 70, Abu Dhabi)
  • Largest IRC Rated boat is the 100ft (30.48m) Scallywag 100 (HKG)
  • Some of the Smallest boats in the fleet are 30 footers
  • Rolex SA has been a longstanding sponsor of the race since 2001
  • The first race was in 1925 with 7 boats. The Royal Ocean Racing Club was set up as a result.

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