#icra – ICRA Commodore Nobby Reilly has issued a last minute appeal for support for Saturday's ICRA conference at the Royal Irish Yacht Club, urging cruiser sailors to help recruit more people to the sport of cruiser racing. It follows a campaign launched in 2013 where ICRA recruited up to 300 for day sails at Howth Yacht Club last April. 

The day long conference on Saturday will hear from keynote speaker Matt Sheahan on foiling at the America's Cup and Philip Bendon and his Irish Match Racing Irish Team who earlier this season won the U23 European match racing championships. 

There will also be news on a Commodore's Cup Team Up Date, Crew Training Programme: Comprehensive Modules for all clubs, a Crew Point: Plan to link Crew to Boats in your club and an ICRA Club Rep Role.