How old is Cork Week? Was this year (2008) the 30th anniversary of Cork Week, or will it come in 2016? To many of the sailing competitors enjoying Crosshaven’s sunshine this year, it might seem irrelevant when the event started.…

Playing the numbers – Cork Week 2008 (reprinted from Afloat September/October 2008) Both on and off the water, it's the numbers that make Cork Week what it is. Louay Habib explains the math of Ireland's premier regatta, and how some…

Cork Week 2008 Preview 380 boats and a fleet packed with quality  (reprinted from Afloat June/July 2008) Markham Nolan previews ACCBank Cork Week that has announced a new Cup for the amateur cruiser-racer It’s now 30 years since the concept…

Cork Week Revealed with Eddie English (reprinted from Afloat 2006) Eddie English stands high on Cobh’s historic waterfront and looks out across Cork Harbour, south towards Roche’s Point lighthouse and the entrance to the natural sailing sanctuary. Immediately below, a…

Preview ~ Cork Week 2006 (reprinted from Afloat June/July 2006)                         If you’re one of the many Irish sailors who thinks Cork Week is basically ‘The Solent on tour’,…

Tucking In Afloat’s waterside restaurant critic Georgina Campbell makes some mouth–watering suggestions for eating ashore after the sailing at Cork Week Crosshaven  – The Moonduster Inn, Lower Road, Crosshaven. Tel 021 483 1610 Jody Drennan’s traditional pub is about five…

How you can win at Cork Week with more than a little help from local expert Eddie English [pictured left] – Cork Week 2004 (reprinted from Afloat July 2004). For all the up to date information and news on Cork…

Jargon – How the Cork Week Rocketships Work Sailing fast is all about converting the wind’s energy into boat speed and these big ocean racers generate more horsepower and speed for their size than any single-hull craft that has ever…

Cork Week Uncovered: Who Will Be There From Afloat, July 2006  Cork Week's not all about rubbing shoulders with serious money but, having that said, there will be more millionaires on the banks of the Currabinny river between July 10…

Cork Week Patron Roy Disney died yesterday aged 79. An avid ocean sailor who won the California-to-Hawaii Transpacific Yacht Race in record time a decade ago and backed programmes to bring youth to the sport including a special bursary at…

Cork Week and Roy Disney  By David O'Brien Reproduced from Afloat Magazine, July 2006. If sailing faster than the wind sounds like something out a Disney fantasy, then that’s because it was. And now, as Roy Disney - the 73-year-old…

The J109 Sailing Class is to hold its European Championships at Cork Week 2010, a fleet is expected from Ireland, the UK and France. Twenty six J109's took part in Cork Week 2008. David and Kirsty Apthorp's J-Dream from England…

In Cork Week's Notice of Race, Mike McCarthy, Admiral of the Royal Cork Yacht Club gives an address which outlines the response to feedback given to the Club about the last event. Cork Week 2010 will have significant cost reductions…

Royal Cork Yacht Club and its members are gearing up for Cork Week 2010. It is a big sailing event not alone for competitors, but also for visitors to Crosshaven from the 10th – 16th July next. Given the effort…

Royal Cork have appointed Peter Deasy as the Chairman of Cork Week 2010. Deasy launched the new Cork Week 2010 Website earlier this week here. It coincided with publication of the Notice of Race and Entry Form. Aileen O'Keeffe is…

Cork Week – The World's Top Fun Regatta Since 1978 Cork Week has been setting the bar for Irish Sailing and Afloat Magazine has documented the growth of the biennial event over the past 30 years to the stage today…