The Irish Cruiser Racing Championships will be hosted by Howth Yacht Club in just under two months’ time (May 16th-18th), with an anticipated entry of over 100 boats and some 1,200 sailors from Ireland and the UK, and will be sponsored by Saab for a fifth successive year.
One of the major fixtures on the 2008 Irish sailing calendar, the Saab Cruiser Nationals will comprise two fleets – Divisions 0 and 1 in one and Divisions 2 and 3 in the other – in a 7-race series over round-the-cans and windward-leeward courses. Prizes will be awarded on both IRC and ECHO.
With added interest from the Irish South Coast and from the UK, a new initiative this year is a feeder race from Cork starting the previous weekend, although it will not count towards the championship.
The event has added significance for Class 0 entries as it will act as an indicator trial which ICRA will use to select a third and perhaps fourth corinthian Irish team for the Commodore’s Cup in the UK later in the season.
Entries are being accepted online at www.hyc.ie
