The Launch of the Cork Dry Gin Calves Week took place at Blackrock Castle tonight (Wed).  The highly anticipated event, to be run by Schull Harbour Sailing Club, is just over fourteen weeks away and will commence with an opening reception and Skippers Briefing at the Fastnet Marine Centre on August 5th and the first Round the Islands Race will take place on Tuesday 6th.  The series will finish on Friday, August 9th with the final race from Schull to the Fastnet Rock and back.  This year there will be a cap of sixty on the number of  boats competing so early entry is advisable.

The overall presentation of prizes, and live entertainment will take over Schull Main Street each …

Further update 10.15 pm May 8th

10.15 this evening David Kenefick has finished the Solo Concarneau in fifteenth position overall and second Rookie.  He has ascended another step on the Rookie ladder and we are all delighted for him.

Update May 8th, 2013

The night has passed and the fleet has now rounded Ile d’Yeu at the Southern most end of the course and are on the long leg North. The rain has stopped and the fleet is sailing in 20 knots from the South West. The fleet will be under big spinnakers roaring along. We can see the speeds on AIS are hovering around the 9-10 knots. The accuracy of the ranking taken this morning as the fleet rounded …

With only five weeks remaining, it is all systems go for the Irish Cruiser Racing Association’s National Championships in Tralee Bay (starting June 13th), to be held in conjunction with the West of Ireland Offshore Racing Association’s championships, commencing June 12th, 2013.

If you haven’t entered yet ICRA advises it would be wise to do so as entries are coming very steadily and there are large demands on accommodation and berthing requirements .  If you have entered already but have not sorted out your accommodation and berthing requirements, it would be prudent to do so as soon as possible. This is a major event in Irish sailing and each fleet is building up nicely, with intense competition expected across the …

The ISA (Irish Sailing Association) has announced an eight-sailor squad that will represent Ireland at the forty third ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships this summer. The team of five boys and three girls will compete across three different classes at the most prestigious international youth sailing event which will take place in Limassol, Cyprus from the 13 – 20 July. Only one male and one female place was offered in each class and the contenders had to meet both international standards as well as win their category at the ISA Youth National Championships in April in order to be selected.

In the Laser Radial class Ireland will have male and female representatives, both hailing from Northern Ireland. Robbie Gilmore from …