Kinsale Yacht Club on Cork's southern coastline is returning to the format of pre-Covid years for its racing programme this season; Vice Commodore Anthony O'Neill has told members.
Its Fastnet Race will be held on alternative years with the Inishteraght Race, which will be run in the same year as the Round Ireland.
"These races, in addition to other coastal events, should provide more opportunity for those wishing to do some Coastal Racing."
Last week the annual meeting of SCORA, the South Coast Offshore Racing Association, also heard encouragement from its Commodore, Daragh Connolly, to boat owners and crews to get involved in coastal racing.
The first SCORA race of the season will be the Fastnet on May 23.
The early season Custom Rigging Frostbite League at Kinsale for Squibs is already underway at Kinsale YC, and other dinghy classes will be joining the League this Sunday, February 9.
This will be followed by the opening event for cruisers, the Frank Godsell March League, then the Axiom Private Clients Series and Cruiser and Keelboat Midweek/TGIF Series.
"All Championship Events and KYC Trophy Races are now scheduled, primarily, on weekends," the Vice Commodore says. "This marks a return to the format that existed in the pre-COVID years and provides a broad spectrum of events and dates that will hopefully suit most boat owners and crews. We have decided to run the KYC Fastnet Race on alternative years with our recently instituted Inishtearaght Race, which will be run in the same year as the Round Ireland Race. These races, in addition to the Daunt Race, the Horse Rock Trophy Race, the Race to Glandore and the Race to Baltimore should provide more opportunities for those wishing to do some Coastal Racing.
"The Major Myles Perry Know-Gore Trophy (for Cruisers only), the Bertoletti Trophy (Keelboat Classes) in memory of our former Club Manager Mario Bertoletti and the Spalpeen Trophy (Keelboat Classes) in memory of our former club colleague Billy Draper will be held on Wednesday and Friday nights."
A number of former club events are making a return to the calendar, Anthony O'Neill has announced: "The Bulman Pursuit Race, with its staggered start based on handicap, makes a welcome return on Saturday, August 23, as does the Craemer Stockford Trophy Race on July 12 and the Kinsale "At Home" on Sunday' September 7."
