#mothsailing – After the International Moth class worlds in Hayling Island this Summer it was back to the drawing board for the Irish Moth building development programme. Chris Allen of Voodoo Boats in County Wicklow has made another 50 modifications to the hull, deck and rig based on earlier trials and lessons learnt from entering the boat at the Hayling Island event.
The Irish Voodoo Moth "V2.0″ is now back at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, the "spiritual home" of the class, according to NYC sailing manager Olivier Prouveur.
The foiling Moth fleet will be in action this Bank Holiday week-end at the NYC with International Race Officer Con Murphy in charge of delivering a fast pace programme of racing over three days...
Irish Foiling Moth Makes Return After Fifty Hull & Rig Modifications
24th October 2014
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