Andrew and Sam Hall’s Lombard 46, racing for Pwllheli Sailing Club, finished top of the 36–boat fleet on 645.9 points to secure both the overall title and Wolf's Head Trophy in the 2025 Musto ISORA Series.
The win followed Sunday's final race decider that was a fast Irish Sea crossing from Pwllheli to the Kish lighthouse in blustery 30 knot conditions.
Pata Negra went to the top of the leaderboard in mid-August overtaking long time leader, the J122 of Chris and Patanne Power Smith from the Royal St George Yacht Club with just two races left to sail.
Pata Negra and Aurelia (right) in on of thier many 2025 battles as they exit Dublin Bay Photo: Afloat
Second overall was Aurelia on 624.3 points. Another J122, Mojito of Peter Dunlop and Victoria Cox from Pwllheli, placed third on 596.8 points.
J122, Mojito co-skippered by Peter Dunlop and Victoria Cox from Pwllheli Photo: Afloat
Fourth overall was Indian, Simon Knowles’ J109 from Howth Yacht Club, who also took the Class 2 win.
ISORA Class Two champion - Simon Knowles’ J109 from Howth Yacht Club
In fifth, Coquine, Alan Hannon’s JPK 1030 for RORC, claimed the Class 1 crown.
ISORA Class One champion - Alan Hannon’s JPK 1030 for RORC
The rest of the top ten featured the last race winner ReQuest (NYC, sixth), Darling XX (CHPSC, seventh), Rockabill VI (RIYC, eighth), Elixir (ninth), and Andromeda (Pwllheli, tenth).
Sixteen races were sailed across the season, with ten discards applied under the High Points CHIPS 3 system.
“Consistency was key across a long series of challenging conditions,” said race organiser Peter Ryan. “The fleet showed depth across all three classes.”
The 2025 ISORA prizegiving is scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire.
