Plans for the biggest sailing event of 2009 are well underway - even though there is still 246 days to go. Online entries opened on November 1st for next July's Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta . At least half a dozen entries have already been received for the event that attracted over 500 boats in 2007. Organisers are pushing an early entry discount by entering online here
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