#cruiserracing – The current entry of 98 boats for the ICRA National Championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC) (sorted by club below) reveals a wide distribution of entries from all over the Irish coastline and beyond. Although some areas are weaker than others (none from Kinsale for example), there are very few ports with no representation.
As forecast, the championships, a highlight of the sailing season, looks set to break the record of 125 entries previously set in Howth. Encouragingly, the entry a month ago stood at 42 but by April 30th it had increased to 72 IRC cruiser and 17 white sails. Today it has risen by another nine boats for the June 13 event.
In a show of strength from Royal Irish hosts 35 club boats are entered, a third of the total entry so far.
Next biggest is Howth Yacht Club with 18 entries, RIYC neighbours, RSt.GYC have 11 and the National Yacht Club has seven.
There are some long distance travellers from Sligo and Foynes on the west coast and also visitors from Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli Sailing Club in Wales and the Clyde in Scotland.
In a further update to the list issued by ICRA this morning, another Welsh entry Converting Machine from Pwllheli has just entered leaving the event one boat away from the magic 100 mark
Yesterday, the cruiser racer body dropped plans to create a new handicap division at the bottom end of class 1 and the top of class 2 for its IRC national championships. It has also introduced a new means of policing its pro rule.
See full entry list to date below:
Sail No | Boat | Type of Boat | Division | Owner | Club |
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IRL1281 | Aquelina | J-122 | 0 | Sheila Tyrrell/James Tyrrell | Arklow SC |
IRL1309 | Syledis in blue | Beneteau oceanis clipper 323 LK | 6 | John & Brenda Hayes | Bray SC |
IRL2860 | Pure Magic | Feeling 286 Special | 6 | Steve Hayes | Bray SC |
GBR8148 | Squawk | Sigma 33 | 3 | Paul Prentice | BYC/RUYC |
EI1906 | ZURI | Hanse 37 | 1 | Declan Murphy | Carlingford SC |
IRL1357 | Humdinger | Sunfast 37 | 5 | Michael Mc Cabe | Carlingford SC |
GBR9047R | Mojito | J109 | 1 | Peter Dunlop | CHPSC |
GBR8038R | Roxstar | XP 38i | 0 | Findlay and Anderson | Clyde CC |
IRL3214 | Sublime | Elan 320 | 2 | Aine Stafford | Courtown SC |
IRL1188 | Utopia | X 3/4 Ton | 2 | John B Healy | DL Marina |
IRL4536 | Elandra | Sigma 33 | 3 | Mick Flynn | DL Marina |
8245N | Asterix | Hunter Sonata | 4 | Boushel,Coonihan,Meredith | DL Marina |
IRL1333 | White Lotus | Elan 333 | 5 | Paul Tully | DL Marina |
IRL966 | More Mischief | Beneteau First 310 | 6 | Eamonn Doyle & Peter O'Toole | DL Marina |
GBR4041R | First Forty licks | First 40 | 0 | Jay Colville | East Down YC |
IRL3492 | Big Deal | Dehler 34 | 2 | Derek Dillon | Foynes YC |
IRL7386 | Lynx | Reflex 38 | 0 | Martin Breen | GBSC |
IRL2525 | Tribal | Corby 25 | 2 | liam Burke | GBSC |
IRL25007 | Smile | Corby 25 | 2 | Rob Allen | GBSC |
IRL9852 | Crazy Horse | Mills 36 | 0 | Norbert Reilly | HYC |
IRL3470 | Flashback | First 34.7 | 1 | Breen/Hogg | HYC |
IRL5522 | The Big Picture | Mg30 | 2 | Richard and Michael Evans | HYC |
IRL8094 | King One | Half Tonner | 2 | David Cullen | HYC |
IRL2552 | Fusion | Corby 25 | 2 | Colwell & Cobbe | HYC |
IRL2507 | Impetuous | Corby 25 | 2 | Noonan/Chambers | HYC |
IRL988 | DUX | X-302 | 2 | Anthony Gore-Grimes | HYC |
IRL1103 | Solgari Viking | X-302 | 2 | K.Darmody/ M.Patterson | HYC |
IRL8188 | Alliance II | Laser 28 | 3 | Vincent Gaffney | HYC |
ITA10767 | Don Giovanni | Ceccarelli | 3 | Cillian Macken | HYC |
IRL191 | Jebus | J24 | 3 | Emmet Dalton | HYC |
IRL680 | Euro Car Parks Kilcullen | J24 | 3 | HYC U25 Team | HYC |
IRL6556 | Challenger | Challenger Europe | 4 | Paul Rossiter | HYC |
IRL3339 | Indulgence | Elan 333 | 5 | David Sargent | HYC |
IRL3400 | Brazen Hussy | Dufour 34 | 5 | J Barry/M Stirling | HYC |
IRL100 | Demelza | Club Shamrock | 6 | Windsor Laudan / Steffi Ennis | HYC |
IRL1141 | Storm | J109 | 1 | Pat Kelly | HYC/Rush SC |
IRL7495 | Maximus | X-302 | 2 | Paddy Kyne | HYC/WHSC |
IRL8478 | Warrior | Beneteau 34.7 | 5 | Dave Shanahan | ISA-DBSC |
GBR8747T | Movistar Bleu | Elan 333 | 2 | Raymond Killops | Killyleagh YC |
IRL4384 | Django | J24 | 3 | MacNamara/Carey/Whelan | Lough Ree YC |
IRL4007 | Tsunami | First 40.7 | 0 | Vincent Farrell | NYC |
IRL7778 | Gringo | A 35 | 1 | Tony Fox | NYC |
IRL1383 | Ruth | J109 | 1 | Liam Shanahan | NYC |
IRL29213 | Something Else | J109 | 1 | John Hall | NYC |
GBR8609R | Jetstream | J109 | 1 | John Collins | NYC |
IRL8750 | Jester | J 80 | 2 | Declan Curtin | NYC |
IRL5795 | Black Sheep | Mustang 30 | 3 | Eoin Healy | NYC |
IRL9609 | Jelly Baby | J109 | 1 | Ian Nagle | RCYC |
IRL2506 | Alpaca3 | Corby 25 | 2 | Paul & Deirdre Tingle | RCYC |
IRL999999 | Nathan Kirwan Trust | 1/4 ton | 3 | George Kenefick | RCYC |
IRL1974 | Soufriere | Spirit | 0 | Stephen O'Flaherty | RIYC |
IRL4208 | WOW | Farr 42 | 0 | George Sisk | RIYC |
IRL1644 | Lively Lady | First 44.7 | 0 | Derek Martin | RIYC |
IRL5718 | Loose Change | IMX 40 | 0 | Maurice Mitton / Peter Redden | RIYC |
IRL3307 | Rockabill V | Corby 33 | 1 | Paul O'Higgins | RIYC |
IRL3709 | Axiom | X 37 | 1 | Michael O'Neill | RIYC |
IRL811 | Raptor | Mills 30CR | 1 | Denis Hewitt & Others | RIYC |
IRL8088 | Jedi | J109 | 1 | Treanor/Sarratt/McGuiness | RIYC |
IRL1206 | Joker II | J109 | 1 | John Maybury | RIYC |
GBR8933R | Bon Exemple | XP 33 | 1 | Philip Byrne | RIYC |
IRL1129 | Jump The Gun | J109 | 1 | Michael Monaghan & John M Kelly | RIYC |
IRL9898 | Indecision | J109 | 1 | Declan Hayes | RIYC |
IRL7991 | Jigamaree | J109 | 1 | Ronan Harris | RIYC |
GBR2620L | Fox in Sox | X 34 | 1 | Andrew Jones | RIYC |
IRL3471 | Black Velvet | First 34.7 | 1 | Parnell Family | RIYC |
IRL3438 | Albireo | Swan 371 | 2 | David A Simpson | RIYC |
IRL6909 | Extreme Reality | Beneteau 31.7 | 2 | P McSwiney E O Rafferty | RIYC |
FRA079 | Graduate | J 80 | 2 | Dominic O Keeffe | RIYC |
IRL993 | Prima Nocte | Beneteau 31.7 | 2 | Patrick Burke/Deirdre Kennedy | RIYC |
GBR5507T | Peridot | Mustang 30 | 3 | Jim McCann | RIYC |
IRL508 | Quest | 1/4 ton | 3 | Cunningham & Skerritt | RIYC |
IRL4633 | White Mischief | Sigma 33 | 3 | Timothy Goodbody | RIYC |
I8709 | Cri-Cri | Quarter Tonner | 3 | Paul Colton | RIYC |
FRA9186 | Cartoon | Quarter Tonner | 3 | Ken Lawless, Joe Brady, Sybil McCormack | RIYC |
IRL851 | Taiscealai | Club Shamrock | 3 | Brian Richardson | RIYC |
IRL7500 | Supernova | Quarter Tonner | 3 | Joe Timbs, Jacqueline McStay, Jim Monaghan, Joe Costello | RIYC |
IRL1208 | Capilano | Beneteau First 211 | 4 | Seamus Storan | RIYC |
307 | Wynward | Beneteau First | 4 | Wyn McCormack | RIYC |
IRL246 | Saki | Nicholson 31 | 4 | Paget McCormack, Ben and Michael Ryan | RIYC |
IRL607 | Effex II | First 35 | 5 | Mr Frank Friel | RIYC |
IRL1166 | Edenpark | jeanneau sun odyssey | 6 | Liam farmer | RIYC |
IRL1217 | The Great Escape | Bavaria 33 | 6 | Pat Rigney | RIYC |
IRL1502 | Vespucci | Dehler 31 | 6 | Sean & Kristina O'Regan | RIYC |
IRL3506 | Just Jasmin | Bavaria Match 35 | 5 | Philip Smith | RIYC/DMYC |
IRL1367 | Boomerang | First 36.7 | 1 | Paul Kirwan | RStGYC |
IRL1310 | After You Too | Beneteau 31.7 | 2 | Michael Blaney | RStGYC |
IRL8223 | Kamikaze | Sunfast 32 | 2 | Peter Nash | RStGYC |
IRL7284 | Red Rhum | Dehler DB1 | 2 | Jonathan and Chris Nicholson | RStGYC |
GBR66R | Checkmate XV | Humphreys Half Tonner | 2 | Nigel Biggs | RStGYC |
IRL521 | Bendemeer | Beneteau First 325 | 2 | Lindsay Casey and Denis Power | RStGYC |
IRL34218 | Lady Rowena | Sadler 34 | 3 | David Bolger | RStGYC |
IRL4794 | Hard on Port | J24 | 3 | Flor O'Driscoll | RStGYC |
IRL37747 | Windshift | Sunfast 37 | 5 | Coghlan/Gillen/Keogh | RStGYC |
IRL5687 | To Infinity and Beyond | Dehler 37 CR | 5 | Kieran Crowley | RStGYC |
IRL5643 | Calypso | Beneteau Oceanis 361 | 6 | Howard Knott | RStGYC |
IRL3805 | Tully Too | Bavaria 38 | 5 | Declan Higgins | Skerries SC |
IRL4533 | Crazy Horse | J24 | 3 | Martin O'Reilly | Sligo SC |
IRL4170 | SLACK ALICE | GK Westerly 34 | 2 | Shane Statham & Trudi O'Leary | WHSC |