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A seven-boat ISORA fleet is considering a course proposal from Race Officers for this weekend's coastal race from Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race competitors are back on the water for ISORA's Race 10. Saturday's proposed 23-mile course to…

There’s more than a few of us around who well remember the launching of the new 280 nautical miles Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race by the ideas-filled duo of Martin Crotty and Peter Cullen of the National Yacht Club. It…

ISORA regulars and Pwllheli Sailing Club Commodore Mark Thompson sailing with Phil Jackson, compete in the AZAB race this Saturday. The pair are sailing Jac Y Do, a Jeanneau Sun Fast 3200, in Class 3. " We are now all…

Winning Co-Skipper Victoria Cox recalls Saturday's (May 20th) marathon race across the Irish Sea from Pwllheli to Dun Laoghaire, where she says perseverance and determination in light winds were just as important as sailing skills onboard the J109 Mojito We had…

After confirmation of her IRC overall win in the weekend's marathon ISORA cross-channel race, Peter Dunlop and Victoria Cox's J109 Mojito now lead the ISORA points table after eight races sailed. Despite not competing in some of April's coastal races, Dunlop…

In an elapsed time of just under 24 hours, Nigel Biggs and Dave Cullen's First 50 Checkmate XX from Howth Yacht Club claimed the line honours win by seconds this morning – according to the race tracker – in the Pwllheli…

With yet another light wind forecast, Saturday's Pwllheli to Dun Laoghaire ISORA cross-channel race looks to be a battle between the recently crowned IRC Welsh champion, Peter Dunlop and Vicky Cox's J109 Mojito and Paul O'Higgins' Royal Irish JPK 10.80 Rockabill VI…

Class One competitor J109 'Mojito' (Peter Dunlop & Victoria Cox, Pwllheli Sailing Club) won Saturday's 90-mile cross-channel ISORA race from Dun Laoghaire to Pwllheli.  This first win of 2023 for the Welsh is a continuation of last year's strong form, which…

After three coastal races and a total of 80 miles sailed in April, a 12-boat ISORA fleet embarks on its first offshore race of the season on the first weekend of May.  Included in the lineup is the Viking Marine…

The good news for offshore enthusiasts is that ISORA's latest innovation of an early-season mini-series at Dun Laoghaire reflected the buoyant entry in three buoyant turnouts. The Viking Marine series consisted of three coastal races, all sailing in April, with…

Simon Knowles and Colm Buckley's J109 Indian appeared out of the Dublin Bay mist to win ISORA's Race Five of the Viking Marine Coastal Series on Dublin Bay today.  The Howth crew wrestled the lead from Paul O'Higgins in the JPK10.80…

ISORA's coastal course five will be a 19-miler for what looks like another light air fixture for the third and final race of the Viking Marine April Mini-Series. With the European Cup rugby semi-final being shown live at the National Yacht…

The all-conquering North Wales-based Mojito is one of five highly competitive J109 offshore cruiser racers that will contest June 7th's Volvo Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race organised by the National Yacht Club. Two of the J109s entered are West Cork based,…

A long day on the water for the Dun Laoghaire ISORA fleet saw just three boats finish the second race of the Viking Marine Coastal Series that ran until after 7 pm on Saturday. Second in line honours, Paul O'Higgins'…

The entered Howth Yacht Club Grand Soleil 44 Samatom will not race in Saturday's second race of the Viking Marine Coastal Series from Dun Laoghaire Harbour, skipper Robert Rendell has confirmed. Afloat sources say that Robert Rendell's Samatom is completing pre-season work…

First race winner Paul O'Higgins in his JPK 10.80 Rockabill 10.80 will be on the line at 10.30 am for the second of six races in ISORA's Viking Marine Coastal Series on Saturday.  A strong entry of 16 boats has been…