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1st May 2013

Second annual Irish Sea Maritime Forum Conference

#IrishSeaForum – The second Irish Sea Maritime Forum Conference will be held at the Tall Ship at Riverside, Glasgow on 21 May. The success of the forum follows last year's inaugural conference held in Belfast last June.

The organisers invite all with an interest in the Irish Sea to attend the conference which is a free event and which is being jointly organised by the Scottish Coastal Forum.

The conference includes a roundup of marine planning and management developments covering all 6 administrative areas around the Irish Sea.

They include the forthcoming National Marine Plan for Scotland and goes on to explore a range of EU-supported developments that are significant for all Irish Sea stakeholders including the Atlantic Strategy and the draft Directive on Marine Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Management.

The day also includes an overview of ISMF activities in its first year of operation, the launch of the Irish Sea Issues and Opportunities report, and an opportunity for delegates to contribute to the planning and delivery of the ISMF's 2013/14 programme.

For further information including programme for the day and bookings (no later than 15 May) can be made via the North West Coastal Forum by clicking this website link.

Published in Coastal Notes

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Scottish Series Background

Although the format of the Scottish Series varies little from year to year, it is interesting to see some of the changes which the event has seen over the years:

CYCA handicap class added to IOR (1976)

IOR level rating classes to reflect the popular sizes and World Championships being held in the UK

Separate one design class for Sonatas (1980 to date)

Campbeltown dropped with offshore races direct to Tarbert (1982)

Unique light displacement CYCA class - the forerunner of today's sportboats (1982)

Computer results system introduced in 1982 and now recognised as the best in the UK

Separate one design class for Sigma 33 (1987 to date)

Separate one design classes in certain years for Impalas, Sigma 38, Melges 24 and Cork 1720

Inner triangle to shorten courses for smaller classes (1986)

Points loading for offshore race reduced from 2 to 1.5 to 1

First racing in Scotland under Channel Handicap (1988)

Second racecourse for smaller classes (1989)

Discard introduced

Windward leeward races - two per day (1993)

Sportboat classes with no overnight races (1994)

Marquee on quayside for main social events (1995-2008)

Restricted Sail Class (1998)

Third racecourse for sportboats with up to three races per day (1998)

Day feeder races (2002)

Overnight and day feeder races discontinued (2005)

Stand-alone Tarbert Inbound and Outbound passage races introduced (2005/6)

With all these changes, some things have stayed the same:

Huge support from Ireland every year since 1975

A magnificent effort ashore and afloat from the volunteer helpers of the Clyde Cruising Club, Royal Scottish Motor Yacht Club and Tarbert Loch Fyne Yacht Club

Results and communications service at the forefront of technology

The best competition and the best social scene in the country

An overall Series winner, the roll call including many of the top sailors in Scotland and beyond.