Given the COVID restrictions currently in place, ICRA will hold its annual Conference and AGM online on Saturday 6th March from 10:30 to 13:00.
Having ironically been unable to attend last year’s event as Headline Speaker due to the weather, RTÉ and Met Eireann’s Evelyn Cusack heads up an exciting and interesting line up of speakers at the 2021 ICRA National Conference.
While the event will naturally be shorter due to being online, the Conference will have a number of experts offering advice on all aspects of racing and yacht preparation, and will be followed by the AGM.
Join your fellow sailors as we also discuss the implications of COVID on the 2021 season.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
| Time | Topic | Speaker/MC |
| 10.30-10.40 | Welcome & Commodores update | Richard Colwell |
| 10.40-11.10 | Forecasting the Weather | Evelyn Cusack, Head of Forecasting, Met Eireann |
| 11.10-11.30 | Yacht Design | Mark Mills |
| 11.30-11.40 | Short Break | |
| 11.40-12.05 | 2021 Events Update | Harry, Irish Sailing |
| DL to Dingle | Adam Winkelmann | |
| Sovereigns | Anthony O’Neil | |
| DL Regatta | Conn Murphy | |
| ICRA Nationals | Ric Morris | |
| ISORA | Peter Ryan | |
| 12.05-12.20 | Events & Racing Q&A | Dave Cullen |
| 12.20-12.25 | Former Opening of AGM | ICRA Commodore, Richard Colwell |
| 12.25-12.30 | Financial Update | ICRA Treasurer, John Leech |
| 12.30-12.50 | Update on ICRA activities/objectives | |
| Under 25 programme update | Brian Raftery | |
| Central Results database | Denis Byrne | |
| Updates/enhancements to rules | Ric Morris | |
| Update on plans for ICRA 2022 National Championships | Richard Colwell | |
| 12.50-12.55 | Notification of existing members stepping down from the ICRA executive committee | ICRA Secretary, Denis Byrne |
| 12.55-13.00 | Election of new members to the ICRA executive committee | ICRA Secretary, Denis Byrne |
| 13.00 | Formal closing of the AGM | ICRA Commodore, Richard Colwell |
CONFERENCE LOCATION
The 2021 conference will be held online via Zoom. Details will be provided to those registered to attend.
DOCUMENTS
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ICRA Interim Constitution | Constitution currently in place for the governance of ICRA. This document was adopted at the ICRA EGM on March 2018 |
| ICRA General Rules | The ICRA General Rules document is prepared to deal with specific issues when racing under the ICRA auspices. These rules will also be presented as a draft for discussion at the Annual Conference |
