What is the date and time of the 2020 Round Ireland Yacht Race?

August 22nd. Starting times: Monohulls 1300 hrs and Multihulls 13.10 hrs.

What is the Round Ireland Yacht Race distance?

Approximately 704 nautical miles or 1304 kilometres

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Q: What is the Round Ireland Race speed record?

The Round Ireland race record of 38 h 37 min 7s is held by MOD-70 trimaran Musandam-Oman Sail and was set in June 2016.

22nd February 2016

Cork Sculling Ladder Challenges Postponed

Poor weather forced the postponement of Cork's Sculling Ladder

#Rowing: Poor weather conditions on Sunday, February 21st, forced the postponement of the scheduled challenges in the Cork Sculling Ladder until next Sunday, February 28th. Conor Twohig of Cork Boat Club came out on top in a race on Saturday.

Cork Sculling Ladder.

Result.
Saturday. 20.02.2016.

08.20am. (52) Conor Twohig - Cork Boat Club bt (51) Luke Guerin - Presentation College Rowing Club. 6 lengths.

                                                             Umpire : Finbarr Desmond

Monday. 22.02.2016.

(FC)(30) Liam O’Connell - Cork Boat Club; No. 12. Hugh Deasy - Lee Rowing Club, has withdrawn today from this year’s Cork Sculling Ladder.

Challenges
Sunday. 28.02.2016.

08.30am. (13) Barry Connolly - Cork Boat Club.   v (11) Thomas Murphy - Lee Rowing Club.
08.40am. (12) Liam O’Connell - Cork Boat Club.   v ?
08.50am. FC (30) Evan Curtin - Cork Boat Club.   v (23) Peter Jackson - Lee Rowing Club.
09.00am. (91) Mia Kovacs - Shandon Boat Club.   v (87) Erika Deasy - Cork Boat Club.
09.10am. (86) Julie Harrington - Shandon Boat Club.   V (85) Sophie Grey - Lee Rowing Club.
09.20am. (71) Chelsey Minehane - Shandon Boat Club.   V (68) Jennifer Crowley - Shandon Boat Club.
09.30am.
09.40am. (FC) (43) Alex Byrne - Shandon Boat Club. v (32) Eoin Gaffney - Shandon Boat Club.
09.50am. (FC) (62) Jack Leggett - Shandon Boat Club. v (47) David Cosgrove - Shandon Boat Club.
10.00am. (40) Cian O’Sullivan - Cork Boat Club. v (37) William Ronayne - Shandon Boat Club.

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Marina in Cork Hosts Sculling Ladder Challenges

#Rowing: A number of races were held as part of the Cork Sculling Ladder at the Marina in Cork today. The conditions were rated as fair. Illness ruled out some of the proposed competitors and their challenges were postponed until the middle of this month.

Results from the 2015 – 2016 Cork Sculling Ladder Challenges as on Sunday 31.01.2016 held at the Marina course, Cork.

1. (84) Luke Lee - Lee Rowing Club. 2. (89) Conor O’Callaghan - Cork Boat Club. 5 lenghts.

Umpire : Kieran Hughes. Starter : Finbarr Desmond.

(13) Barry Connolly - Cork Boat Club v (11) Thomas Murphy - Lee Rowing Club. Postponed until mid-February. Connolly ill.

1.(22) Cormac Corkery - Cork Boat Club. 2. (21) Luke Guerin - Lee Rowing Club. 5 lengths.

Umpire : Kieran Hughes. Starter : Finbarr Desmond.

1. (15) Feargal O’Sullivan - Cork Boat Club. 2. (14) David Breen - Lee Rowing Club. 5 lengths.

Umpire : Pat Hickey. Starter : Finbarr Desmond.

(FC)(31) Liam O’Connell - Cork Boat Club v (12) Hugh Deasy - Lee Rowing Club. Postponed until mid-February. O’Connell ill.

(FC)(30) Evan Curtin - Cork Boat Club v (23) Peter Jackson - Lee Rowing Club. Postponed until mid-February. Jackson ill.

1. (39) Ray Fitzgerald - Lee Rowing Club. 2. (FC)(52) Conor Twohig - Cork Boat Club. 5 lengths.

Umpire : Pat Hickey. Starter : Finbarr Desmond.

1. (19) Conor Cudden - Shandon Boat Club. 2. (17) Hugh Sutton - Lee Rowing Club. 2 lengths.

Umpire : Kieran Hughes. Starter : Finbarr Desmond.

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Cork Sculling Ladder Stays on Track

#Rowing: The Cork Sculling Ladder is active, with races last weekend and challenges this Sunday, January 17^th. Feargal O’Sullivan of Cork Boat Club came out on top in his race with David Higgins of Presentation College Rowing Club last Sunday.

2015 -2016 CORK SCULLING LADDER

How many miles duration is the Round Ireland Yacht Race?

704 nautical miles, 810 miles or 1304 kilometres

What is the distance around Ireland's coastline?

3171 kilometres is the estimate of Ireland's coastline by the Ordnance Survey of Ireland.

Who is the sponsor of the 2020 Round Ireland Yacht Race?

SSE Renewables are the sponsors of the 2020 Round Ireland Race.

Who organises the Round Ireland Yacht Race?

Wicklow Sailing Club in association with the Royal Ocean Racing Club in London and The Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dublin.

Where is the Round Ireland Race Start?

Off Wicklow Harbour on Saturday, August 22nd 2020

What is the Round Ireland Race Start time?

Monohulls 1300 hrs and Multihulls 13.10 hrs

What is the Round Ireland Race course?

Leave Ireland and all its islands (excluding Rockall) to starboard.

How long does it take to sail Round Ireland?

It depends on the boat. The elapsed record time for the race is under 40 hours but most boats take five or six days to complete the course.

Is there a Round Ireland Race Tracker?

The Race Tracker is https://afloat.ie/sail/events/round-ireland/item/25789-round-ireland-yacht-race-tracker-2016-here.

What is the history of the Round Ireland Race?

The idea of a race around Ireland began in 1975 with a double-handed race starting and finishing in Bangor organised by Ballyholme Yacht Club with stopovers in Crosshaven and Killybegs. That race only had four entries. In 1980 Michael Jones put forward the idea of a non-stop race and was held in that year from Wicklow Sailing Club. Sixteen pioneers entered that race with Brian Coad’s Raasay of Melfort returning home after six days at sea to win the inaugural race. Read the first Round Ireland Yacht Race 1980 Sailing Instructions here

What is the Round Ireland Race speed record?

The Round Ireland race record of 38 h 37 min 7 s is held by MOD-70 trimaran Musandam-Oman Sail and was set in June 2016.

What is the Round Ireland Race Monohull Speed record?

George David’s Rambler 88 (USA) holds the fastest monohull race time of two days two hours 24 minutes and 9 seconds set in the 2016 race.

What was the first round Ireland voyage?

William Power's 45ft Olivia undertook a round Ireland cruise in September 1860

What is the Smallest Boat To Sail Round Ireland?

Richard Hayes completed his solo epic round Ireland voyage in September 2018 in a 14-foot Laser dinghy. The voyage had seen him log a total of 1,324 sea miles (2,452 kilometres) in 54 sailing days. in 1961, the Belfast Lough Waverly Durward crewed by Kevin and Colm MacLaverty and Mick Clarke went around Ireland in three-and-a-half weeks becoming the smallest keelboat ever to go round. While neither of these achievements occurred as part of the race they are part of Round Ireland sailing history