Andrew and Sam Hall's Pata Negra leads the MUSTO ISORA 2026 Series after 18 races, having already secured the Wolf's Head Trophy ahead of the concluding Pwllheli–Dún Laoghaire race on September 12.
The Pwllheli Sailing Club Lombard 46 tops the provisional standings on 571.6 points and has also secured Class 0, while a number of the remaining class positions are still to be settled in the higher-scoring finale.
ReQuest And Loinnir Separated By 5.2 Points
While Pata Negra retains a substantial advantage at the head of the fleet, the battle immediately behind has tightened considerably.
The Burke family's JPK 10.30 ReQuest holds second place, but John Malone and Emmet Sheridan's sistership Loinnir is now only 5.2 points adrift following its victory in Saturday's cross-channel race.
Two-handed Loinnir beat the fully crewed ReQuest by just three minutes and 39 seconds on IRC corrected time in the Dún Laoghaire–Pwllheli race, also taking the two-handed division.
Royal St George Yacht Club's Chris and Patanne Power Smith are fourth overall with the J/122 Aurelia on 472.3 points, while Frank Whelan's Sydney 43 GTS El Syd lies fifth on 417.8.
Five Scores Count
The provisional standings reflect a series in which only five results currently count.
After 18 races, the scoring table shows 13 discards, with five races to count under ISORA's High Points CHIPS 3 weighted scoring system.
Saturday's Race 18 produced a valuable 118.9-point score for Loinnir, compared with 112.9 for ReQuest, tightening their contest for second place before the final race.
James Eadie Trophy Finale
The concluding race of the MUSTO ISORA 2026 Series takes place on Saturday, September 12, when the fleet races from Pwllheli to Dún Laoghaire for the James Eadie Trophy.
The higher-scoring race will confirm the final series standings, with the remaining class titles providing the principal championship interest after Pata Negra secured the Wolf's Head Trophy and Class 0 ahead of the finale.
Updated September 4: This article has been updated to clarify that Pata Negra had already secured the Wolf's Head Trophy ahead of the concluding race of the series.
