Calves Week Sailing, West Cork, Ireland. Schedule and Race Results
Sailing in West Cork for the past couple of weeks and more seems to have been elevated onto a new plane of meaning and enjoyment, with events around the traditional Baltimore Regatta on the Bank Holiday weekend (July 31st-August 2nd)…
Waterfront, Prima Forte, Rockabill VI, Artful Dodjer, Swuzzlebubble, Illegal, Bon Journo Part Deux, Rosmarina and Tuco were among the boats collecting silverware as Quintas Capital Calves Week concluded in Schull on Friday after four days of varied racing across IRC,…
The battle for honours at Quintas Capital Calves Week 2026 will go down to Friday's final race after another closely contested day on the waters of Roaringwater Bay left several championships delicately poised. Thursday's lighter westerly breeze provided a marked…
A 15–20-knot northwesterly delivered a fast but demanding second day at Calves Week as the fleet contested Wednesday’s Fastnet Rock Race. All classes raced via Weather Mark, Goat Island, Fastnet Rock and Amelia, leaving each mark to port before the…
A strengthening north-westerly breeze and three different handicap systems combined to produce a fascinating opening day of racing at Calves Week 2026 in Schull on Tuesday, where standout performances and razor-thin corrected-time margins set the tone for an intriguing championship. The…
Fresh from success in the SCORA Kinsale to Baltimore feeder race, Ireland's leading cruiser-racing crews gathered in Schull Harbour Hotel on Monday evening as the 2026 Calves Week Regatta officially got under way. The opening reception welcomed competitors, organisers, sponsors…
As the proposed 2026 international sailing programme began to move from the possible though the probable to the completely definite stages, the Research Unit here in the Sailing on Saturday Production Facility began to be concerned that planned big sailing…
The largest Calves Week fleet since Schull's Centenary Regatta will assemble in West Cork next week as more than 80 boats and an expected 600 sailors converge on Schull for four days of racing. The August Bank Holiday regatta has…
The class allocations for Calves Week 2026 have been published on the regatta’s official noticeboard, confirming the fleet divisions for racing in Schull from 4–7 August. Class Zero has seven boats, including El Syd, Cris Tina, Rockabill VI, Joyride, Prime…
With entries confirmed for next week's Calves Week in Schull, ORC Ireland is encouraging more competitors to take advantage of the opportunity to race under both the IRC and ORC handicap systems. A strong ORC fleet is already expected, with…
Calves Week looks set to buck the national trend for regatta entries, with more than 80 boats expected to race off Schull next month. The West Cork regatta will also repeat dual IRC and ORC scoring after its introduction last…
More than half of the expected fleet has already entered the 2026 Quintas Capital Calves Week in Schull, West Cork, with organisers reporting strong early interest ahead of Monday's discounted entry deadline. Thirty-eight boats have entered so far from an anticipated…
Being family-oriented, encouraging sailing that combines good racing with leisure, is at the heart of Calves Week in Schull, West Cork, where there are already sixteen boats on the entry list for the event in August. Mark Murphy, Communications and…
Rob O'Reilly of Schull is "Sailor of the Month (Regatta)" for August
1st September 2025 Sailor of the Month
The annual Calves Week in Schull in August is so popular that we've become accustomed to super-star bigger boats winning the top prize. But Rob O'Reilly of Schull Harbour Sailing Club was in no way fazed by this tradition, as…
Calves Week Regatta Crowns Its 2025 Champions in Schull (Prizegiving Photos Here!)
8th August 2025 Calves Week
West Cork's 2025 Calves Week Regatta concluded with a final round-the-cans race in Roaring Water Bay on Friday morning (August 8), featuring a mix of new and vintage winners. The fourth race of the Schull Harbour Sailing Club-hosted event saw the overall…
Only a single point separates the top of the leaderboard in IRC Zero and One, but there's no doubting the winning margins in IRC Two, Three and Four divisions as West Cork's 2025 Calves Week Regatta prepares for a fitting…
