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Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is now recruiting beach lifeguards for the summer season.
Applicants must be 17 years old on 1 April 2011, and hold a valid Beach Lifesaving Award/Qualification from the Irish Water Safety Authority, Royal Lifesaving Society or equivalent which is no more than two years old. They must also have a knowledge of cardio pulmonary resuscitation.
Desired attributes include an understanding of local effects on beaches, such as rip currents and undertow, and a knowledge of water sports enjoyed by the public.
Interviews will be followed by a swimming test, and successful candidates will be subject to Garda vetting.
Application forms are available from the DLR County Council Office, Dundrum Office Park, Main Street, Dundrum, Dublin 14 or from the information desk at County Hall, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.
The closing date for applications is 4.30pm on Thursday 31 March 2011.
For more details can be found on the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council website.

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is now recruiting beach lifeguards for the summer season.

Applicants must be 17 years old on 1 April 2011, and hold a valid Beach Lifesaving Award/Qualification from the Irish Water Safety authority, Royal Lifesaving Society or equivalent which is no more than two years old. They must also have a knowledge of cardio pulmonary resuscitation.

Desired attributes include an understanding of local effects on beaches, such as rip currents and undertow, and a knowledge of water sports enjoyed by the public.

Interviews will be followed by a swimming test, and successful candidates will be subject to Garda vetting.

Application forms are available from the DLR County Council Office, Dundrum Office Park, Main Street, Dundrum, Dublin 14 or from the information desk at County Hall, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.

The closing date for applications is 4.30pm on Thursday 31 March 2011.

For more details can be found on the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council website.

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RORC's Caribbean 600 Race

The 14th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 will start from Antigua on Tuesday, 14th February 2023.

The 600nm course circumnavigates 11 Caribbean Islands starting from Fort Charlotte, English Harbour, Antigua and heads north as far as St Martin and south to Guadeloupe taking in Barbuda, Nevis, St Kitts, Saba and St Barth's

PAST WINNERS: RORC CARIBBEAN 600 TROPHY - IRC OVERALL: (Best corrected time under IRC)

2020 - Tilmar Hansen, Outsider, TP52 (GER)
2019 - David and Peter Askew, Wizard, Volvo 70 (USA)
2018 - George David, Rambler 88, Maxi (USA)
2017 - Hap Fauth, Bella Mente, JV72 (USA)
2016 - George Sakellaris, Maxi 72, Proteus (USA)
2015 - Hap Fauth, JV72, Bella Mente (USA)
2014 - George Sakellaris, RP72, Shockwave (USA)
2013 - Ron O'Hanley, Privateer, Cookson 50 (USA)
2012 - Niklas Zennström's JV72, Rán (GBR)
2011 - George David, Rambler 100, JK 100 (USA)
2010 - Karl C L Kwok, Beau Geste, Farr 80 (HKG)
2009 - Adrian Lee, Lee Overlay Partners, Cookson 50 (IRL)

RACE RECORDS:

Multihull record (2019): Giovanni Soldini, Maserati, Multi 70 (ITA) - 30 hours, 49 minutes, 00 seconds
(I day 6 hrs 49 mins 0 secs)

Monohull record (2018): George David, Rambler 88, Maxi (USA) - 37 hours, 41 minutes, 45 seconds
(1 day 13 hrs 41 mins 45 secs)

At a Glance - RORC Caribbean 600 2024

The 15th anniversary edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 starts in Antigua on 19th February 2024.

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