Crosshaven House PY1000 2025 - Royal Cork Yacht Club

Crosshaven House PY 1000 2024 (from left to right), race organiser Alex Barry, sponsor Noel Corcoran of Crosshaven House, winners Ewan O’Keefe, Colin Chapman and Dave Lane, special guest Sir Robin Knox Johnston and Yvonne Durcan, Rear Admiral, Dinghies

The very popular PY1000 dinghy race takes place on Saturday 29th March 2025 in the Royal Cork Yacht Club in what will be the event’s 11th running. The event is again kindly sponsored by Crosshaven House in a partnership which commenced in 2023. With racing at high tide, the plan as always is to race in the river if conditions allow. This is always an amazing spectacle and a great opportunity to dust down your boat and get it ready for the year ahead.

Crosshaven House is an elegant eighteenth century country house where the spaciousness and elegance of the Georgian age is combined with the comforts of modern living. The spacious and elegant reception rooms are complimented by the 5 separate suites on the upper floors, offering the height of luxury with a homely and comfortable feel. Catering equally well for wedding parties, corporate events or private hire, you will be assured a stay to remember.

Following the success of recent years’ format, the race will be a pursuit race with boats starting in order of slowest to fastest and the first across the line wins with placings on the water being the final position. This emulates the famous ‘Bloody Mary’ event which takes place in January of each year in London.

Peter & Dafne O’Leary lead for much of the 2024 race only to be hauled in by the National 18s in the final minutes. Photo courtesy of Bob Bateman.

This year, the €1,000 prize fund will be split with €700 for the winner, €200 for second and €100 for third. There will also be some great prizes available for youngest sailor, first female helm, youngest combined crew age and oldest combined crew age.