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In Scotland the Clyde port authority and Police have reportedly U-turned on a decision to deny permission to four youth climate activists who are aiming to sail up the Clyde to COP26.

The activists, The National writes are members of campaign group Fridays for Future Mapa (Most Affected People and Areas), come from Namibia, Uganda, Mexico and Bangladesh.

They are on Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior and are attempting to sail to the climate conference in Glasgow to demand that world leaders “stop failing” young people across the world.

A request on Saturday night by the ship’s captain for a berth outside the SEC conference centre in Glasgow, where the talks are being held, was refused by the authorities as per a “notice to mariners”, which stated that sailing up the River Clyde is not permitted and that the area is now controlled by Police Scotland.

Click here for more in addition the Daily Record's coverage of the closure of a bridge to permit the vessel to sail upriver to Glasgow. 

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About Kinsale Yacht Club's Inishtearaght Offshore Yacht Race

To meet growing demand for offshore racing, Kinsale Yacht Club Commodore Matthias Hellstern along with Dave Cullinane (SCORA Vice-Commodore) launched the inaugural Inishtearaght Race in Kinsale on Wednesday, December 23rd in 2021.

The race is a new south coast offshore race to be held biennially commencing in 2022.

 

The course will be approximately 240nm long and will run along the spectacular coast of West Cork and Kerry, round Inistearaght island and back to Kinsale. The first race start is scheduled for Friday, 20th May 2022 with a fleet of seven entries for the first race.

 

The Thuillier family have kindly allowed the oldest trophy in Kinsale YC to be presented as the line honours trophy for the race. The Thuillier Cup is 150 years old, having been originally presented by the Royal Enniskillen Fusiliers in 1871 and won by Michael Thuillier. The cup was presented to Kinsale YC by the Thuillier family to acknowledge the long tradition of yacht racing in Kinsale.