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Follow Tom Dolan during his Round Ireland Speed record attempt in the live tracker below. The course is approximately 700 miles long. Check out all Afloat's regular Tom Dolan updates on the record bid right here
Tom Dolan to Start Anti-clockwise Round Ireland Record Bid This Afternoon
29th October 2023 Tom Dolan
On stand-by in Greystones, County Wicklow for his second attempt at a Round Ireland speed record since early October, Tom Dolan will set off this afternoon for the Kish lighthouse startline on Dublin Bay. After some final weather discussions with…
Tom Dolan Still Waiting for Round Ireland Speed Sailing Winds to Blow for His Second Record Attempt
23rd October 2023 Tom Dolan
Ireland's leading solo sailor, the French-based Tom Dolan, is still waiting at Greystones Harbour Marina in County Wicklow for the right wind to embark on his second bid at the Round Ireland speed sailing record. Sunday night (October 22) brought the…
As solo star Tom Dolan said when he arrived this week in Greystones to position himself on stand-by for his waiting-game round Ireland record challenge from the Kish Lighthouse, the current increasingly Autumnal weather pattern is much more encouragingly dynamic…
Tom Dolan (With Onboard Reporter) Prepare for Second Round Ireland Speed Record Bid
17th October 2023 Round Ireland Speed Record
Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan is back in Ireland with his Figaro Beneteau 3 Smurfit Kappa Kingspan, aiming to set a Round Ireland speed sailing record, a bid sparking debate about the status of solo sailing in Irish waters and the…
Solo Global Circumnavigator Pip Hare On Women in Sailing, Managing Fear and Her New Vendéé Globe Campaign
6th October 2023 Wavelength Podcast
Pip Hare picked up a magazine one day to read about the BOC challenge, which was the forerunner to the Vendéé Globe. “And all of a sudden, there is Isabelle Autissier, absolutely kicking arse and being written about in the…
Solo Sailor Receiving RNLI Assistance off West Coast in Storm Agnes
27th September 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
A solo sailor who sought assistance off the west coast in Storm Agnes is being towed to safety. RNLI lifeboats from Achill and Clifden responded to the alert when the yacht, believed to be Norwegian, reported being in difficulty ten…
Four Ocean Race Veterans and Two Record-Breaking Female Solo Circumnavigators inducted into the Cape Horn Hall of Fame
25th September 2023 Solo Sailing
True to its tradition of hosting world-famous sailors, the town of Les Sables d'Olonne in France, the global capital of single-handed ocean racing, is now home to the International Association of Cape Horners Cape Horn Hall of Fame. Les Sables…
Royal Irish Yacht Club in association with BDO to host talk with Pip Hare
21st September 2023 Royal Irish Yacht Club
Dun Laoghaire Harbour's Royal Irish Yacht Club and professional services firm BDO will co-host an exclusive evening with Pip Hare, the solo ocean sailor, on Thursday, October 5 at 7:00 pm. As Afloat reported at the time, Hare, who turned…
The annual French solo, multi-stage one-design offshore race, La Solitaire du Figaro is an incredible sporting challenge, and this year’s edition, the 54th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec, which finished into Piriac-sur-Mer on Thursday morning was no exception. Although there…
Ireland's Dolan Climbs Back as 2023 La Solitaire Title in the Balance Between Horeau and Tuduri
13th September 2023 Figaro
Tom Dolan of Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan has made a commendable climb up the leaderboard in the latest update from the 2023 La Solitaire du Figaro, positioning himself in sixth place. He was 4.5 miles behind the leader, Benoît Tuduri of CAPSO…
Benoît Tuduri of CAPSO en Cavale has made a formidable comeback on the third and final stage of the 54th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec. Tuduri was denied the Stage 1 win due to a rookie rules transgression but has…
Tom Dolan in the Match as Figaro Fleet Embarks on Final Leg of La Solitaire Figaro Race
10th September 2023 Figaro
Ireland's Tom Dolan was eighth at the first turning mark in the third and final leg of the La Solitaire Figaro this Sunday afternoon and well in the match in the race. Last Thursday and Friday, Roscoff may have yielded one…
Irish Solo Sailor Tom Dolan Prepares for Challenging Final Stage of La Solitaire du Figaro Race
10th September 2023 Tom Dolan
Irish sailor Tom Dolan is preparing for the final stage of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec, bracing himself for another bout of light winds that could present a significant challenge. Dolan, who sails for Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan, had a disappointing second…
Ireland's Tom Dolan Drops to 19th After Two Stages of La Solitaire du Figaro
8th September 2023 Tom Dolan
Irish skipper Tom Dolan's performance was a mixed bag in the first two legs of the 54th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec race. He emerged victorious in the first leg, but encountered a challenging time in the second leg due…
Gaston Morvan Leads to Land’s End in, Ireland's Tom Dolan Drops to 16th in La Solitaire du Figaro Second Leg
6th September 2023 Figaro
Irish sailor Tom Dolan, who won the first leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec, has dropped to 16th place on the second leg. Gaston Morvan from Region Bretagne-CMB Performance, who made a bold move to the east to work…