Kinsale Yacht Club Kinsale Yacht Club has confirmed that the UK Sailmakers Ireland KYC (SCORA) Fastnet Race has been rescheduled for September 1, 2023.
As regular Afloat readers will recall, the race was cancelled in July due to the "huge number of sailors from the South Coast competing in the Rolex Fastnet Race".
The event will kick off with a Skippers briefing at Kinsale Yacht Club, followed by the First Gun at 18.55hrs on the Charles Fort Line in Kinsale Harbour.
The Notice of Race is now available for download below, with the Sailing Instructions set to follow shortly. Those interested in participating can submit their Entry/Declaration Form online via the Fastnet Race 2023 Entry Form on the Kinsale Yacht Club website.
All-In IRC and Echo race enthusiasts will be excited to hear that this year's event will not feature any Class Divisions. Additionally, sponsors' prizes and trophies will be presented at the club on Saturday, September 2, at 18:00 Hrs.
The Fastnet Trophy will be awarded to the yacht with the lowest corrected time in IRC, while the Ocean Trophy will be awarded to the yacht with the second lowest corrected time in IRC.
The Minihane Trophy, on the other hand, will be awarded to the yacht with the lowest corrected time in Echo. In the event that the yacht with the lowest corrected time in Echo wins either the Fastnet or Ocean trophy, the Minihane trophy will be awarded to the yacht with the next lowest corrected time in Echo.
For those interested in participating, the online Crew List must be submitted by 17.00hrs on Friday, September 1. Don't miss out on this thrilling event, and mark your calendars for the KYC (SCORA) Fastnet Race on September 1, 2023.
