The 17th annual General Meeting of SCORA was held on wednesday 15th March in the upstairs bar of the Club. The well attended meeting was opened by hard working Hon Sec/ Treasurer Michael Murphy. The first business was to elect a Commodore. Rear Admiral Keelboats Kieran O’ Connell was proposed and was appointed unopposed. A […]
Cork and Bantry Harbour Master, Captain Paul O’Regan, says that Bantry will offer great cruising opportunities for yachts with the new inner harbour marina which will provide between 30 and 40 berths. Cork Port Company has spent €9.5m. in developing harbour facilities in Bantry. With 22 piers, landing and launching locations along the length of […]
The Scora AGM will take place in the RCYC on Wednesday March 15th at 7.45pm. Amongst the speakers will be ICRA commodore Simon Mc Gibney , who will expand on the topics from the recent conference in Limerick ,re new initiatives to promote cruiser racing. In addition to the sixteen prizewinners from the four cruiser […]
The Scora AGM will be held at the RCYC on Wednesday March 15th at 7.45 PM. Amongst the topics for discussion writes SCORA Treasurer Michael Murphy is a proposal for better collaboration between the local South Coast Clubs , which may help address the twin problems of falling fleet numbers and the poor number of […]
Ballinacurra is one of Cork Harbour’s renowned locations, though less accessible these days than sailors would wish. The famous schooner, Brooklands, Jacko Creenan and Creenans pub, all from and in Ballinacurra are etched in the history of the harbour. But another name from that village is, surprisingly, not well-known, despite his achievement in finding Antarctica. […]
