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Squib fleet Boosts the Numbers At Royal Alfred Baily Bowl Weekend
#BAILYBOWL – Dragons, Squibs and RS Elites lined up for the Royal Alfred Baily Bowl one design series at the Royal St. George at the…
Welsh Yacht Takes Howth's Corby Cup
#CORBYCUP – Richard Fildes Pwhelli based Corby 37 Impetuous was the winner of Howth Yacht Club's Corby Cup today. Originally built by Corby Yachts for…
Butler and Oram Set the Pace at Killaloe's Fireball Munsters
#FIREBALL – On the opening day of the Irish Fireball season, Noel Butler & Stephen Oram set the pace, bagging three race wins from four…
Eclipse is Top Puppeteer in Howth Yacht Club Race
#HOWTH YACHT CLUB – The Hegarty's Eclipse was the winner of the Puppeteer Howth Yacht Club race today with Schiggy (G. Kennedy) second. In the…
Red Rhum Romps Home in DBSC Cruisers 2 Race
#DBSC – Jonathan and Chris Nicholson's Red Rhum made the most of the easterly winds and big seas for today's Dublin Bay Sailing Club race…

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Annalise Ends Radial Worlds in 25th Place
#LASER RADIAL – London Olympic debutante Annalise Murphy (22) has finished the week at the Laser Radial World Championships in Germany with a 33rd and a…
Annalise 16th at Laser Radial Worlds in Germany
#LASER RADIAL WORLDS – Annalise Murphy's 64th and 33rd scored yesterday in the penultimate day of racing at the Laser Radial World Championships in Germany…
Volvo Ocean Race Fleet Ready for Miami In-Port Race
#VOLVO OCEAN RACE - The six Volvo Ocean Race teams have announced their crew line-ups for today's in-port race in Miami, Florida. Yesterday the team…
US Choir Concert in Aid of National Maritime Museum of Ireland
#CHOIRAL CONCERT - The Luther College Nordic Choir from Iowa in the US is to perform a concert in aid of the Maritime Institute of…
Mayor of Galway Goes Overboard for Volvo Ocean Race
#VOLVO OCEAN RACE – As the boats of the Volvo Ocean Race prepare to leave Miami for Lisbon, Tourism Ireland and Let's Do It Global…

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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 16:02

Virbac-Paprec 3 is Launched for Vendee Globe

Jean-Pierre Dick's brand new 60 foot monohull, Virbac-Paprec 3, has just been launched in Auckland, New Zealand. As for the first two boats, once again the design team has innovated and the VPLP Verdier plans mark a radical break with the two previous monohulls skippered by him. Afloat.ie readers will…