Pwllheli's J122 'Mojito' Tops ISORA's Cross-Channel Race from Holyhead

11th May 2025

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The line honours winner of ISORA's first cross-channel race of the season was Andrew and Sam Hall's Lombard 46 Pata Negra, pictured here closing in on the Dun Laoghaire finish line of the 12 hour race from Holyhead Credit: Afloat

Two J122s took the IRC overall honours in ISORA's cross-channel of the season from Holyhead in Wales to Dun Laoghaire in Ireland.

Vicky Cox and Peter Dunlop's Pwllheli Sailing Club Mojito got the advantage in the light air 55-miler to win overall from Chris Power Smith's Aurelia of the Royal St. George Yacht Club in second, with Howth Yacht Club's Simon Knowles third in the J109 Indian.

A very light air start to proceedings at Holyhead in the first ISORA cross-channel race of 2025 Photo: Chris Power Smith

In a strong turnout, a 17-boat fleet competed in the 12-hour race of the 2025 Musto Offshore Championships.

Nine competed in Class Zero, six in Class One, and three in Class Two. One two-handed entry also raced.

The line honours winner was Andrew and Sam Hall's Lombard 46 Pata Negra. In a strong showing for Welsh boats, they filled the rest of the line honours podium with Mojito second and Cris Miles J111 Jezebel third across the Dun Laoghaire Harbour finish line.

According to provisional results via the race tracker, Mojito, Aurelia and Pata Negra were the Class Zero winners.

IRC One was won by Paul Kitteringham's Elan 350, Finally. Second was Ryan Wilson's Mat1010, Elixir. Third was Alan Hannon's JPK 1030, Coquine.

IRC Two was won by Indian, with Barry O'Connor's two-handed Elan 31 Katanca second.

Vicky Cox and Peter Dunlop's Pwllheli Sailing Club J122 Mojito edges closer to the Dun Laoghaire finish line in the first ISORA cross-channel of the season Photo: Afloat

The next ISORA fixtures features the return cross-channel race to Holyhead next Saturday (May 17) at 8 am

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