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Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race – 2011

The Dingle Skellig Hotel Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race starts next Saturday at at 10am.

The start line will be viewable off the east pier. Come down and have a look at the fleet heading to the Muglins and then down towards bray head…then follow the race on the live trackers!!!!!

ISORA Race 3 – Pwllheli Day Race

Saturday 14th May 2011

This was a fantastic advert for offshore racing with something for everyone and a little of everything.

The forecast was for a 4 to 5 NW with WNW later and the scenic, triangular 40 mile course was set with a start from the CHPSC bridge and a short close reach to PSC 2. […]

ISORA Race 2 – Slow end to great race!!

It had been hoped that there would be a bumper fleet out for this popular day race run in conjunction with the Royal Alfred Yacht Club and the Lee Overlay Offshore Series but despite 25 entries, only 15 came to the start line. The heavy offshore race to Holyhead and delivery back the previous weekend […]

ISORA Race 1 – Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead

30th April 2011 – Start 08.00.

Despite Royal Weddings, Leinster playing in the rugby semi-final, not a great weather forecast etc etc, 21starters from an entry list of 23 boats came to the start line at the East Mark in Scotsman’s Bay on Saturday. The only new boat in the race was “Sgrech”, a J109 owned […]

Huge Turnout at ISORA Talk

 Over 90 people turned out for the ISORA talk “Introduction to Offshore Racing” held in the National Yacht Club on the 7th April.

The first speaker was Capt Mick Liddy who gave a talk on “Preparation for Offshore Racing”

Capt. “Mick” Liddy is an Air Corp Helicopter pilot / flight instructor with extensive Search & Rescue experience. […]

“Introduction to Offshore Racing”

 Thinking of racing offshore? This will be of interest to you.
 JB Room, National Yacht Club – 7th April 2011 at 19.30

 Informal talk followed by reception. 

 Speakers to include:
Maurice “Prof” O’Connell – “Winning the 2009 Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race and what was involved”
Mick Liddy – “Preparing for Offshores”
Peter Ryan – “ISORA- Strategies & Tips” 

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