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News of this coming season's IRC Solent Series

The Notice of Series for the 2007 Solent Cruising & Racing Association (SCRA) IRC Solent Series is now on the SCRA website.

The IRC Solent Series is designed to encourage large fleets of IRC rated boats to participate in close racing during the summer months.

Led by the SCRA, a total of seven member clubs organise the Series. It consists of seven days of racing from May to September and each day has a character of its own.

The seven days are:

Saturday 19 May
IRC Solent Series 1 and Clarkson Cup Regatta - Royal Southampton Yacht Club
Racing around the cans in the central Solent. The Clarkson Cup regatta continues on Sunday 20 May; however that second day is not part of the Solent Series.

Saturday 2 June
IRC Solent Series 2 - Royal Lymington Yacht Club
Start in central Solent, racing around the cans in the central and western Solent. The Royal Lymington weekend regatta continues on Sunday 3 June; however that second day is not part of the Solent Series.

Sunday 16 June
IRC Solent Series 3 for the Trafalgar Cup - Royal Thames Yacht Club
Racing around the cans in the central Solent.

Saturday 21 July
IRC Solent Series 4 - Royal Southern Yacht Club
Racing around the cans in the central Solent. The Royal Southern July weekend regatta continues on Sunday 22 July; however that second day is not part of the Solent Series.

Saturday 28 July
IRC Solent Series 5 - Pre-Cowes Week Regatta - Royal Yacht Squadron
Solent courses similar to Skandia Cowes Week, from the RYS line.

Saturday 1 September
IRC Solent Series 6 - the Nab Tower Race - Island Sailing Club
A passage race from Cowes to the Nab Tower and back, perhaps with one or two extra marks, depending on wind direction.

Sunday 2 September
IRC Solent Series 7 for the Tiny Mitchell Trophy - Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
Racing around the cans in the central Solent, on the day after the Nab Tower race, as above.

Overall scores for individual boats will be calculated on their best five daily scores. An overall Solent Champion will be selected and will hold the overall trophy for the top boat in the Series.

More information can be found on the SCRA website here