Smyth's Sunfast 3600 'Searcher' is ISORA Night Race Winner

22nd September 2023

Pete Smyth's Sunfast 3600 Searcher from the National Yacht Club won ISORA's Friday night IRC race overall off the Dublin and Wicklow coast Credit: Afloat

Pete Smyth's Sunfast 3600 Searcher from the National Yacht Club won ISORA's Friday night IRC race overall from Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

Seven boats took part in the final race of the Viking Marine coastal series around the Moulditch Buoy off Greystones and back to Dun Laoghaire Harbour, a distance of approximately 20 miles.

John O'Gorman's Sunfast 3600 Hot Cookie (yellow spinnaker) was second overall while Leslie Parnell's First 34.7 Black Velvet (right) was third overall and the IRC Two division winner in Friday night's ISORA race Photo: Afloat

Excellent conditions gave the fleet a spinnaker start at tea time in ten to 12 knots of wind across Dun Laoghaire Harbour and out across the south side of Dublin Bay.

Completing the course in an elapsed time of two hours, 52 minutes and 15 seconds, the line honours win went to Frank Whelan's canting keel Elliott 57 Opal, helmed by Patrick Barnwell of Greystones Harbour.

Frank Whelan's canting keel Elliott 57 Opal of Greystones Harbour was the ISORA night race line honours winner Photo: Afloat

Searcher was the Class Zero winner.

Leslie Parnell's First 34.7 Black Velvet from the Royal Irish Yacht Club won IRC Class Two.

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