Royal Irish's Rockabill VI is Lyver Trophy Race Winner After 12-Hour Heavy Weather Race Across the Irish Sea

2nd July 2023

Royal Irish JPK 10.80, Rockabill VI won the race, the Lyver Trophy and RORC medallion Credit: Afloat

Royal Irish Yacht Club's Paul O'Higgins sailing Rockabill VI won Saturday's 12-hour Lyver Trophy Race from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire.

The line honours winner in the tough test across the Irish Sea was Andrew & Sam Hall's J125 Jackknife.

The fixture was also Race 12 in the Musto ISORA 2023 Offshore Series.

Andrew & Sam Hall's J125 Jackknife was the Lyver Trophy Race line honours winner Photo: Afloat

The course took the eight competing boats northwest out of Holyhead before turning towards Wicklow. The course was selected to avoid the overfalls at the South Stacks.

Due to the strong westerly winds, the course to Wicklow was upwind and in large seas. The final leg north, along the coast, was a reach.

Throughout the race, there was a three-way tussle between Jackknife, Rockabill VI and Keith Miller's Prime Suspect from Kilmore Quay Boat Club.

Although finishing in that order, Rockabill VI won the race, the Lyver Trophy and RORC medallion.

The race is the first of five in the Royal Dee (RDYC) Offshore Championship series. The other four are coastal races as part of next week's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta. However, Rockabill VI has elected to race in Cruisers 0 in the regatta, so the RIYC crew won’t take any further part in the RDYC championship series.

Race Results

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Published in ISORA, Royal Irish Yacht Club, Volvo Regatta, DL Regatta: Coastal

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