Twelve regattas and series will determine the Irish Cruiser Racer Association (ICRA) Boat of the Year award in 2023, including June's Dun Laoghaire-Dingle offshore Race and ICRA's own National Championships this September, counting for double points.
The Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) has published the Notice of Race (NOR) for its 2023 ICRA Boat of the Year Award.
Scoring in the competition will be made up of a boat’s score for a given year and shall be the sum of the boat’s Event Scores from the events listed below.
As regular Afloat readers will know, the J99 yacht Snapshot in Class 1, owned by Mike and Richard Evans of Howth Yacht Club, was deemed the clear winner for the 2022 award. She claimed victory by 1.75 points from her nearest rival, Samaton, in Class 0.
The 2022 ICRA Boat of the Year award-winning co-skippers, Michael (left) and Richard Evans from Howth Yacht Club Photo: Inpho/Tom Maher
See the NOR below
IRISH CRUISER RACING ASSOCIATION BOAT OF THE YEAR 2023 NOTICE OF RACE
ICRA BOTY 1. SCORING
A boat's Boat of the Year Score for a given year shall be the sum of the boat's Event Scores from the events listed in ICRA BOTY 2. held in that year.
A boat's Event Score for a given event shall be its best Division Score from that event.
A boat's Division Score shall be based on its overall series placing in an IRC division at the event:
3 points for 1st, 2 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd, multiplied by the Division Weighting.
The Division Weighting shall be the Event Weighting of the event the division is part of adjusted as follows:
If a division has three or fewer entrants, the Division Weighting is reduced by 0.5
If a division has 4 or 5 entrants, the Division Weighting is reduced by 0.25
ICRA BOTY 2. EVENTS
Category 1: Championship Events: Event Weighting x2
- ICRA National Championships, Howth 2023
- D2D Yacht Race
Category 2: National Regatta: Event Weighting x1.5
- Sovereigns Cup
- Calves Week
- SCORA Fastnet Race
- WIORA
- Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, ISORA Offshore series
Category 3: Regional Events: Event Weighting x1
- Bangor Week
- HYC Autumn League
- DBSC Thursday Series
- RCYC Autumn League
- ISORA Coastal Series
ICRA BOTY 3. PRIZES
Unless there is a tie, the ICRA Boat of the Year Trophy shall be awarded to the boat qualifying for ICRA Membership with the highest Boat of the Year Score for that year. In the event of a tie, the ICRA Boat of the Year Trophy shall be awarded to the boat with the lowest ICRA Overall Score at the ICRA National Championships of that year.
