ISORA - Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association

ISORA - Promoting the sport of Offshore Racing in the Irish Sea
Since 1972
The Association is run by volunteers for the benefit of competitors by working in partnership with boat owners, crew, yacht and sailing clubs, other associations and the governing bodies for boating in Ireland, Wales and the UK.

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About ISORA - Racing

ISORA provides offshore racing in the Irish Sea and two separate Coastal Series - in Ireland and UK

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Recent News:

The on-line entry form is now open - 

The general SIs are published here and below :

 

 

Please read the Suplemental Sailing Instructions for each race - see here

The 2018 Race Schedule is published below:

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Amendments to Race Schedule

Amendment No. 4 - 14th May - change finish Race 4 (26th May) from Holyhead to Pwllheli

Amendment No. 3 - 30th April - change start Race 3 (12th May) from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire

Amendment No. 2 - 15th April - Correction of typos and missing link

Amendment No. 1 - 16th January 2018 - Night Race weighting changed to 1.0 (from 0.9) The 0.9 entry was an error.

 

 The Notice of Race is published here.
The SIs for each race will be will be issued by Newsletter before each event - have you subscribed to receive the Priority Newsletter?

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The 2015 Race Schedule is now published and is listed in the Notice of Race 

 

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The SI's will also be published here or link below

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The start times shown here are approximate only and may change
RaceNo. Date Type Description Distance (approx) Start 
Race 1a  Saturday 25th April Coastal Day Race ISORA/RAYC - Dun Laoghaire to North Arklow 50 miles 1000
Raceace 1b Sat. 25th April Coastal Day Race Pwllheli Castle Race Coastal 50 miles 1000
Race 2 Sat. 9th May  Qualifying Race Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead 60 miles  0800
Race 3

Friday 22nd May

 Qualifying Race Holyhead to Isle of Man  (Douglas) 50 miles  1900
 Race 4 Sunday 24th May Qualifying Race Douglas Isle of Man to Dun Laoghaire  70 miles  0630
 Race 5 13th - 17th June   Dun Laoghaire to Dingle D2D 270 miles   TBA
 Race 6  Friday 3rd July Qualifying Race Lyver Race Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire (evening start)  100 miles TBA 
 Race 7  18th July Coastal Day Race  ISORA/RAYC Lighthouse Race  35 miles  TBA
 Race 8a  7th August Coastal Night Race   ISORA/RAYC Lighthouse Race  35 miles  TBA
 Race 8b  7th August Coastal Night Race  Pwllheli Causeway  35 miles  TBA
 Race 9  15th August  Qualifying Race  Dun Laoghaire to Pwllheli  75 miles  TBA
 Race 10a  29th August  Coastal Day Race  ISORA/RAYC Dun Laoghaire to Greystones  50 miles  TBA
 Race 10b  29th August  Coastal Day Race  Pwllheli to to Greystones  50 miles  TBA
 Race 11  12th September  Qualifying Race  Pwllheli to Dun Laoghaire  80 miles  TBA

 

A pdf copy of the schedule is available here.

Note - (RAYC) = Royal Alfred Yacht Club Coastal Series details here

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 2022Schedule

2025 Class bands are anticipated as follows:

Class 0 = 1.070 or greater
Class 1 = 1.010 to 1.069
Class 2 = 1.009 or less

2025 bands will be published before the first Race.

 

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The Association is run by volunteers for the benefit of competitors by working in partnership with boat owners, crew, yacht and sailing clubs, other associations and the governing bodies for boating in Ireland, Wales and the UK.