With over 70 confirmed entries for the Schull Harbour Hotel Sponsored 2025 Calves Week Regatta from August 5th-8th in West Cork, the event looks set to produce another competitive mix of Dublin and Cork boats, particularly in the White Sail division, which makes up nearly half the fleet.
The recently released Sailing Instructions (downloadable below) include extensive competitors' safety information and details of the proposed shadow ORC results for Classes Zero and One.
The SI document also confirms that the live feed from the Sherkin Island Met station will be used to determine the wind velocity factor for the ratings calculations.
The Calves Week Regatta racing area is Long Island Bay and the Fastnet Rock. All races will Start near Copper Point or Inside Harbour, and finish inside Schull Harbour Photo: Bob Bateman
In Class Zero, two new visitors to West Cork, Ken Burke's X4.3 Vixen, and Tim McCarthy and Wan Waterman's J111 Joyrider, will offer extra competition to Johnny Treanor's Valentina, the 2024 Cork Week Champion, who returns to Schull from Dun Laoghaire as well as Royal Irish regular, Rockabill VI (Paul O'Higgins).
Tim McCarthy and Wan Waterman's J111 Joyrider makes her Calves Week debut in 2025 Photo: Bob Bateman
In Class 1, Ronan Goggin's modified 1720 sportsboat will hope to continue his recent club race victories, while continuing his on-water battles with Tony O Brien's J 109 Tighey Boy.
Tony O Brien's J109 Tighey Boy from Schull Harbour Sailing Club Photo: Afloat
In Class 2, James Dwyer returns in the Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble to take on Norbert Reilly's J70 Ghost Raider and local boat Kevin Daly's J80 Jamara.
James Dwyer returns to Schull in the Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble, having won July honours at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Photo: Bob Bateman
Norbert Reilly's J70 Ghost Raider will champion sportsboat interests at Calves Week 2025 Photo: Afloat
Class 3 will see the battle of the quarter tonners with the Kelleher-Garvey sailed Diamond in competition with Connor Phelan's Anchor Challenge and Peter Duggan's local Manzanita.
Peter Duggan's local Quarter Tonner Manzanita Photo: Bob Bateman
Rob O'Reilly returns in Bonjourno to defend his title in Class 4, with the two GK24s from Kinsale, Paul Cotter's Swift and Richard Hanley's Saoirse, providing the main competition.
An interesting addition and possible dark horse in this fleet is Darius Kryzevicius, sailing his club shamrock Taiscealai, from Dun Laoghaire.
Darius Kryzevicius, sailing his club shamrock Taiscealai, from Dun Laoghaire, makes its Calves Week debut in 2025 Photo: Afloat
With close to 30 white sail entries, the class bands have been adjusted, leaving Frank Caul's Prince of Tides as the lead contender in White Sail 1, while Kieran O Brien's Magnet leads an impressive WS 2 list.
Kieran O'Brien's Magnet is expected to lead an impressive White Sails 2 division at Calves Week 2025 Photo: Bob Bateman
The race office based in the Schull Harbour Hotel opens on Monday afternoon, August 4th, ahead of that evening's sponsors' reception and the nightly presentation of prizes.
Schull Harbour Hotel Calves Week 2025 Entry List
- Shelly D - Michael Murphy
- Jamaro - Kevin Daly
- ValenTina - John Treanor
- Swift - Paul Cotter
- White Pearl - David Green
- Muscateer - Gary O'Neill/James Kelleher
- Lisador - Henry Hogg
- Tighey Boy - Tony O'Brien
- Lady Min - Simon O'Keeffe
- Val Kris - Vincent Murphy
- Out of Office - Joe Kiernan
- Aris - Wolfgang Kallenberg/Charl Bester
- I Zimbra - Denis Ellis
- Ghost Raider - Norbert O'Reilly
- Explorer - Kieran Ruane
- Growler -Diarmuid Dineen
- Tete a Tete - Oonagh Buckley
- Liberty - Ed Enright
- Indecision - Declan Hayes
- Dilemma - Shane Menton
- Chatterbox - Martin Lane
- Aisling - Bryan Heffernan
- Genaveve - Lou Munday
- Prince of Tides - Frank Caul
- Saoirse - Richard Hanley
- Indulgence - Aidan Heffernan
- Cosmopolitan - Jim O'Keeffe
- Magnet - O'Brien/ Stanciu
- Morning After - Jenkins Family
- Lulotte - Ben Morris
- Taiscealai - Darius Kryzevicius
- Ejine - Donal Keane/ Mark Ivors
- Y - Dream - Sean O'Riordan/ John Murphy
- V.S.O.P. - Pat Maher
- Joxer - Alan Dwyer
- CC - Ronan Goggin
- Incorrect - Paul Coyne
- Manzanita - Peter Duggan
- Witchcraft - Simon Nelson
- Bonjourno!! - Robert O'Reilly
- Raffles - Tom Kirby/Sean Norris
- Vixen - Ken Burke
- ORCA 11 - Ann/PaulKirwan
- CHAMELEON - Padraig O'Donovan
- Mach 2 - Darragh McCarthy
- Flor Riordan - 3 Cheers
- Samphire - Frank O'Hara
- Jungle Juice - Clinton Copithorne
- Piper Sound - Eddie Kingston
- Anchor Challenge- Conor Phelan
- Rum - David Waters
- Reavra Too - Stephen Lysaght
- Anteex - Daniel Murphy/James O'Mahony
- Mackey G - John McGowan
- Diamond - Kieran Kelleher/Colman Garvey
- Main 4 - Darren McCann
- EALU - Pat Collins
- Joyride - Tim McCarthy/Wan Waterman
- La Pearl Noir- James & Deborah Crowley
- LUDO ~ Pat Barry
- Swuzzlebubble - James Dwyer
- Lara - Piers Temple
- Full Pelt - Sarah Abbott
- Cove Pirate - Dave Doyle
- Bateleur 88 - Pat Tanner
- Dreamcatcher - Frank Murphy
(Last updated 09:47 on 22 July 2025)
