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ISORA Prizegiving Crowns Andrew and Sam Hall's Pata Negra as 2025 Champions (Photo Gallery Here!)

12th November 2025
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Andrew and Sam Hall celebrate their 2025 ISORA championship win with their Pata Negra crew. See Photo Gallery below Credit: GP Foto

ISORA applauded its 2025 overall champion, Andrew and Sam Hall, and their Pwllheli Yacht Club 'Pata Negra' crew at the association's annual sell-out black-tie dinner at the National Yacht Club on Saturday, November 8th. See the prizegiving photo gallery by GP Foto below. 

Pata Negra was presented with the Wolf’s Head Trophy when the Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association (ISORA) gathered for its sell-out night, which is one of the largest events of its kind on the Dun Laoghaire waterfront.

The Hall’s Lombard 46, from Caernarfon and racing for Pwllheli Sailing Club, claimed the 2025 Musto ISORA Series after topping the 36–boat fleet on 645.9 points. The victory followed a blustery season finale, a crossing from Pwllheli to the Kish lighthouse in 30 knots of wind.

Second overall was the J122 Aurelia of Chris and Patanne Power Smith (Royal St George YC) Photo: GP FotoSecond overall was the J122 Aurelia of Chris and Patanne Power Smith (Royal St George YC) Photo: GP Foto

Second overall was the J122 Aurelia of Chris and Patanne Power Smith (Royal St George YC) on 624.3 points. Third was another J122, Mojito, co-skippered by Peter Dunlop and Victoria Cox (Pwllheli SC) with 596.8 points.

Third was Mojito, co-skippered by Peter Dunlop and Victoria Cox (Pwllheli SC)  Photo: GP FotoThird was Mojito, co-skippered by Peter Dunlop and Victoria Cox (Pwllheli SC)  Photo: GP Foto

Before the celebrations, the 2025 ISORA agm was held with calls for calendar changes as Afloat reports here.

2025 ISORA Prizegiving Photo Gallery by GP Foto at the National Yacht Club

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