Having won last Sunday's race, the Howth Yacht Club J109 Indian (Colm Buckley and Simon Knowles) returns to the Dun Laoghaire Harbour line this Sunday at 11 am for the fourth of five races in ISORA's Viking Marine Coastal Series.
Forecasts say light northwest winds will take the 15-boat fleet off the line on Sunday morning.
The April mini-series is part of the overall Irish Sea offshore racing season and is organised by the National Yacht Club for the Vincent Farrell Trophy.
The Wicklow-based Elliott 57 Opal (Frank Whelan) from Greystones Harbour Photo: Afloat
The final course – most likely the longest of the series so far – will be selected on Saturday.
The ISORA champion JPK 10.80, Rockabill VI Photo: Afloat
A mixed cruiser racer fleet is slated to contest the 30-miler, which has a five-hour time limit and includes most of last week's race entry, including the ISORA champion JPK 10.80, Rockabill VI, the IRC Coastal division winner of the 2023 Sovereign's Cup, Checkmate XX, and the second-race joint winner, Chris Power Smith's J122 Aurelia.
Checkmate XX from Howth in light airs mode Yacht Club Photo: Afloat
Alan Hannon's Belfast Lough, JPK 10.30 Coquine, will also return on Sunday. The largest boat in the fleet, the Wicklow-based Elliott 57 Opal (Frank Whelan) from Greystones Harbour, will make its 2024 ISORA debut.
The ISORA Race fleet for the fourth of five races in the Viking Marine Coastal Series on April 28th
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