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Cork Week calling on all Volunteers

With our biennial Cork Week 2012 event just around the corner, we are again calling on our reliable members to yet again help run this very successful event. Cork Week 2012 begins on Saturday 7th July with the new ‘AllAboard@CorkWeek – Shoreside Family Fun’ family weekend which will take place on the Saturday and Sunday.  There promises to be a great line-up of activities including interactive sea creature adventures shore side, maritime workshops and a food fair and market in the Club’s Tented Village.
Racing takes place from Monday 9th to Friday 13th July and promises to be an action packed week of competitive racing with yachts travelling from as far afield as Hong Kong.
Volunteers required for all …

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Cove Sailing Club Titanic Race 2012

Cove Sailing Club will hold the Titanic Race on Sunday 20th May. Fg 14.00hrs. IRC/ECHO racing for all cruiser classes. VHF channel 69 will be used.

The Titanic Trophy will be awarded to the “all in” winner under ECHO handicap.

Usual prizes for IRC/ECHO classes will also be presented. Prizegiving will be held in The Quays, Cobh.

All Welcome.…

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1720 Nationals

1720s'racing in Cork Harbour

The Royal Cork Yacht Club will host the 1720 Nationals on Friday 8th Saturday 9th and Sunday June 10th.

Notice of Race here

Entry Form here

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Fernando Dinghy Skills Training Programme Announced

The club are delighted that Fernando Gwozdz is returning this June and will be continuing the very successful programme for junior sailors again this summer. This will be Fernando’s fifth year working with our junior section, work that has been proven by the great successes our juniors have achieved nationally and internationally in recent years.…

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Sundowners on ‘AIR’

Well, if it was  thrills and spills on Wednesday,  I think Friday was shock and awe. Three enthusiastic boats took to the water in beautiful sunshine and 20 knots of
breeze, a perfect evening for sailing. Keith with his able assistants gave us a great coarse around perches, red marks, green marks and super yachts! Beats, reaches, runs in abundance. Started adjacent to Cage, beat to Perch, run to No.8, close hauled to round the magnificent super-yacht ‘AIR’ (http://afloat.ie/port-news/cruise-liners/item/18629-super-yacht-air-sails-into-cork-harbour) who I think thought we were go to come aboard, there were a few anxious face pressed against her plate glass windows and a crew member ready to fend off astern! then a screecher downwind to No.7 and back to Cage. …

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