As the Irish cruiser-racer fleet reaches the midway point of the season, Denis and Annamarie Murphy's Royal Cork Grand Soleil 40, Nieulargo, is leading the scoring in ICRA’s IRC Boat of the Year competition with 10.5 points, followed by the First 50 Checkmate XX with eight points. The Half Tonner Two Farr and J109 Storm are tied for third place with 7.5 points each.
In the recently announced ICRA Echo Boat of the Year standings, Swuzzlebubble is in the lead with 6.5 points, followed closely by ValenTina with 6 points. Third place is shared by 12 other boats.
Dave Dwyer's Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble pictured above competing in May's Wave Regatta off Howth leads at the halfway point in the ICRA Echo Boat of the Year standings Photo: Afloat
The complete rankings for both divisions are downloadable below as excel file.
Calves Week Regatta in West Cork and the rescheduled WIORA on the Shannon Estuary are next on the calendar.
Double-scoring ICRA National Championships
There are now just 38 days away from the start of the double-scoring ICRA National Championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club on Dublin Bay.
With a strong entry list, ICRA encourages Echo and Non-Spinnaker boats to participate. Irish Sailing National Championship medals and prizes will also be awarded.
Entry and information can be found here