Who will win the ICRA Boat of the sailing Year award is this week's question on afloat.ie's reader poll. Five boats are shortlisted as potential winners including Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race Winner Legally Brunette. Mick Cotter's Whisper, fifth in the Fastnet and the winner of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2009 and Barry Hurley's Dinah, the successful single-handed Transat boat. Also listed is Howth IRC 2 champions Kinetic and the British and Irish IRC Champion MarinersCove from Cork. Place your vote now in the poll on our left hand column below and see what others are saying here.
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