Involvement of Young Sailors Noted at SCORA AGM

 

The Commodore of the South Coast Offshore Racing Association (SCORA) has a clear, direct aim for this year’s season – get more boats sailing.

“That is it, that is what we will be aiming to do, encourage boats from the marinas and the moorings to go out sailing and racing,” says Daragh Connolly of the Royal Cork Yacht Club at Crosshaven, who was re-elected at the annual general meeting of SCORA.

It was a well-attended meeting, with seven clubs represented and a notable presence of young sailors participating in the debates about topics which ranged over defining a ‘feeder’ race, what constitutes a ‘Cruiser/Racer?’ and the different types of boats racing in fleets. 

The Cork-Dunmore East race is to be restored in the SCORA calendar this season. There will be a SCORA offshore race each month from May, starting with the Inishtearaght Race scheduled for May 24. The Kinsale YC Fastnet Race will be sailed in June; the Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) to Queenstown (Cobh) race in July before Cork Week; Kinsale to Baltimore in August, leading to Calves Week that month and Cork Harbour-Dunmore East in September. Further information will be issued during the season.

Michele Kenneally, Kinsale YC, was elected Vice-Commodore; Michael Murphy of Schull Harbour YC continues as Treasurer and David Cullinane of Kinsale YC is Sailing Secretary.

At the agm held in the RCYC, Commodore Connolly highlighted the strong involvement of young crews in the SCORA racing programme in the past season.