First Viking Marine ISORA Coastal Race Starts Next Saturday for Separate April Mini-Series Trophy

10th April 2023

Dun Laoghaire 31.7 Mayfly was a starter in last year's first ISORA Coastal Race. The first races of 2023 start next Saturday off Dun Laoghaire Harbour and Pwllheli in North Wales Credit: Afloat

The first ISORA coastal race of 2023 will take place off Dun Laoghaire Harbour next Saturday morning (15th April).

The start is at 10.00 am. Class 2 will start 30 minutes before Class 0 and 1.

The race duration is planned to have every boat finished by 17.00.

A coastal race will also take place in Pwllheli on the same date for the Welsh ISORA fleet.

While the Irish coastal races are part of the overall six-race ISORA Viking Marine Coastal Series for the Vincent Farrell Trophy, the first three races – all in April – are part of a mini-series.

After every race in the National Yacht Club, there will be a prizegiving with a separate trophy for this month's mini-series.

There is no confirmation yet on whether the latest addition to the Irish Sea offshore fleet, the potent canting keel Opal, will compete in the opening fixture.

There were brisk conditions for last year's first race, as recalled in this 2022 photo gallery below

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