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Lunch-Lecture to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of M.V. Cill Airne
#IRISH MARITIME HERITAGE – A special lunch and lecture event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the M.V. Cill Airne, one of the few surviving…
Royal St. George Yacht Club Seeks 'Events Manager'
#JOBS – Dun Laoghaire's Royal St. George Yacht Club is seeking an Events Manager. The job involves the management and co-ordination of the smooth operation…
Lyttle Wins DBSC Laser Dinghy Race
#DBSC – Veteran Laser sailors Theo Lyttle and Chris Arrowsmith finished 1,2 in the PY class of tonight's Dublin Bay Sailing Club dinghy fleet with…
Entries for BMW Cruiser Nationals at Howth break 100-boats mark
#ICRA – Entries for the BMW Cruiser Nationals at Howth Yacht Club in two weeks’ time have broken the 100 boats mark, a figure which…
Sharkbait Wins National Yacht Club's SB20 Eastern Champs
#SB20 – Howth Yacht Club's Sharkbait Ben Duncan (3287) sailing with Brian Moran and Paul Adamson won the first of the 2012 SB20 sportsboat championships…

Latest Events News

Annalise Strikes Back with a 1,2 at Laser Radial World Champs
#LASER RADIAL – After a disatrous opener yesterday London Olympic prospect Annalise Murphy bounced back to the front of the 133-boat Women's Laser Radial fleet…
Irish Fireballer Kenny Rumball Wins Volvo Ocean Race Trip to Miami
#VOR – Volvo Ocean Race fan and Irish Fireball champion, Kenneth Rumball, has won a trip to Miami, USA, to sail with Abu Dhabi backed…
Calves Week 'Compact Format' Launches in Cork
#CALVES WEEK – The new compact format for Cork Dry Gin Calves Week 2012 will consist of a 4 day racing series, including a race…
Less Than Three Weeks to 'North of Britain's Premier Sailing Regatta'
#SCOTTISH SERIES –With less than three weeks until the start of the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series which will take place over the Queen's Diamond Jubilee…
Collision Proves Costly for Annalise at Laser Radial Worlds in Germany
#OLYMPIC SAILING – London Olympic debutante Annalise Murphy (22) who the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) say can be an Olympic medal winner in Weymouth this…

Clipper Round the World Race News and Updates

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Sunday, 15 April 2012 08:30

Derry-Londonderry takes on Coast to Coast Challenge via Panama Canal

#CLIPPERRACE – The crew of Derry-Londonderry, one of ten teams competing in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, sailed under the iconic Golden Gate Bridge today at the beginning of their final 10,000 miles of the world's longest yacht race. This is the seventh leg of the eight…

Friday, 13 April 2012 10:24

Girls Aloud Singer Sets Sail for Derry

#CLIPPERRACE – Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle visited Clipper Round the World Yacht Race during its stopover in Oakland, San Francisco Bay this week. The singer's home town Derry-Londonderry's yacht entry are using the stopover to promote business and tourism opportunities leading up to their City of Culture status in…

Thursday, 05 April 2012 15:38

Matt Departs for San Francisco Clipper Challenge

After securing a fourth place win during the most challenging leg so far as part of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, local bursary representative Matthew Plummer is preparing to join up with members of the Derry~Londonderry yacht this week and represent his city in the seventh leg of…

Sunday, 01 April 2012 19:59

Derry-Londonderry Take Fourth in Toughest Leg of Clipper Race

After a gruelling 6,000 miles at sea crossing the world's largest ocean, Derry-Londonderry has crossed the finish line under the Golden Gate Bridge having conquered the toughest leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Only two hours separated them from another podium place. Despite heavy storms and waves the…

Monday, 12 March 2012 16:20

NI Clipper Yacht Endures Night of Drama

#CLIPPER – The extreme wind speeds, which were predicted to return and once again test the skills and endurance of the crew taking part in Clipper 11-12 Race, made a grand entrance yesterday with a variety of welcomes. "I don't think any of the fleet will come through racing in…

Monday, 05 March 2012 10:22

Derry Londonderry Crew Say Farewell to Qingdao

#CLIPPER – The crew of the Irish yacht Derry-Londonderry are in Qingdao China and they are pictured above ahead of the Clipper round the World race start leg 9 start to Oakland, San Francisco Bay. Following an unforgettable stopover in Qingdao, Derry-Londonderry has begun their 6,000-mile race across the Pacific…

Thursday, 23 February 2012 12:34

'LegenDerry' Welcome for Irish Yacht in China

#CLIPPER – Derry-Londonderry, the Northern Irish entry in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, has arrived in Qingdao, China, today to a hero's welcome completing one of the toughest legs of the world's longest ocean race. The multi-coloured yacht livery made a big impact in the bright early…