What is the date and time of the 2020 Round Ireland Yacht Race?

August 22nd. Starting times: Monohulls 1300 hrs and Multihulls 13.10 hrs.

What is the Round Ireland Yacht Race distance?

Approximately 704 nautical miles or 1304 kilometres

More British Than Irish Entries for 2012 Round Ireland Race

Q: What is the Round Ireland Race speed record?

The Round Ireland race record of 38 h 37 min 7s is held by MOD-70 trimaran Musandam-Oman Sail and was set in June 2016.

More British Than Irish Entries for 2012 Round Ireland Race

12th June 2012

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More British Than Irish Entries for 2012 Round Ireland Race

#roundireland – There will be more British than Irish entries in this month's Round Ireland race that has been boosted by a number of last minute entries.

Only last week race organiser Dennis Noonan told the Irish Times Sailing Column he expected only 33 entries but a surge of entries at the weekend has brought that figure tantalisingly close to the 2010 fleet size of 40. 37 boats are now entered and Noonan says there is a prospect of at least two more by the race start on Sunday, June 24th.

There are only 12 Irish boats compared to 18 English entries. The balance of the international fleet is made up with two boats from Northern Ireland, two from France, the defending champion from Holland and one from the USA.

Among the Irish starters is last week's winner of the ISORA race from Pwllheli to Wicklow, the yacht Lulabelle is being sailed as a double-handed entry by Liam Coyne and Fireball dinghy champion Brian Flahive.

Coyne and Flahive will count victory in last weekend’s Lynxmet mast-sponsored race as a major boost. Lula Belle is one of a handful of double-handed entries for the Round Ireland Race.

36 Entries at June 10th

ENTRANT	CLUB	NAME	TYPE	SAIL NO
Peter Hall	NYC	Adelie	First 34.7	IRL 9631
James Tyrrell	Arklow SC	Aquelina	J 122	IRL 1281
Ian Hickey	RCYC	Cavatina	Granada 38	IRL 3861
Steven Anderson	RORC	Cracklin’ Rosie	Corby 40	GBR851R
Nick Martin	RORC	Diablo-j	J 105	GBR 9205R
Catherine Pourre	SNT (France)	Earwen	Class 40	FRA 88
Payne & Young	Poolbeg BC	English Mick	Beneteau First 47.7	GBR 4771R
Rod Stuart	CCC	EOS	Elan 10	GBR 9192R
Diarmuid Good	RCYC	Exhale	X362 Sport	IRL 8991
Nigel Colley	Guernsey YC	Fastrak VIII	Sunfast 3200	GBR 4690R
Nicholas Bate	Army SA	Fujitsu	Archambault A40RC	GBR 1429L
Laurent Gouy	Clifden BC	Inis Mor	Ker39	FRA 35439
Ronan O’Siochru	DMYC	IOSS- Desert Star	Sunfast 37	IRL1397
Andrew Sarratt	RIYC & RStGYC	Jedi	J109	8088
John Maybury	RIYC	Joker 2	J109	IRL 1206
Neil Eatough	R St.G YC	Lancasrtian	Starlight 46	GBR 7682T
Coyne /Flahive	WSC	LC Tyres Lulabelle	Beneteau 36.7	IRL3607
Adrian Lee	RORC RStG	Lee Overlay Partners	Cookson 50	IRL
Paul Egan	RStG	Legally Blonde	Beneteau 31.7	IRL 3175
Julian Metherell	R Thames YC	Maxvmg Fortissimo	Akilaria Class 40	GBR 97
Peter Dunlop	Pwllheli SC	Midnight Mojito	Elan 350	GBR 1549R
Tom Sperrey	RORC	Nightfall	Arcona 430	GBR 6643
Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy	RTYC/RSYC	Noonmark VI	Swan 56	GBR 5698R
Cathal Clarke	WIORA-NUIGSC	NUI Galway	Reflex 38	7386
Mike Jaques	RORC	Nunatak	J120	GBR9604R
Floate & Norton	IOM YC & WSC	Ocean Tango	Dehler 34	GBR 6848T
Jerry Collins	RStG	Persistance	Sigma 38	IRL 8237
Kirsteen Donaldson	RORC	Pyxis	X332	GBR 5963T
Michael Creedon	NYC	Sarina	S & S	IRL 2260
Stephen Tudor	CH Pwllheli SC	Sgrech	J109	GBR 9319R
A, B & J Douglas	Carrickfergus SC	Spirit of Jacana	J 133	IRL 1335
Dan Walsh	American YC NY	Team Wild Goose	OwenClarke Class 40	GBR 38
P W Vroon	RORC	Tonnerre de Breskens 3	Ker 46	NED 46
T. Fair & D. Fletcher	Ballyholme YC	Twister	Beneteau 31.7	GBR 1505R
Sailing Logic	RORC	Visit Malta Puma	Reflex 38	GBR 7383R
Paul Jackson	RORC -JOG	Wild Spirit	Jeanneau 40SO	GBR 8799T

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Round Ireland Yacht Race Information

The Round Ireland Yacht Race is Ireland's classic offshore yacht race starts from Wicklow Sailing Club (WSC) and is organised jointly with the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) and the Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC). This page details the very latest updates from the 2008 race onwards including the race schedule, yacht entries and the all-important race updates from around the 704-mile course. Keep up to date with the Round Ireland Yacht Race here on this one handy reference page.

2020 Round Ireland Race

The 2020 race, the 21st edition, was the first race to be rescheduled then cancelled.

Following Government restrictions over COVID-19, a decision on the whether or not the 2020 race can be held was made on April 9 2020 to reschedule the race to Saturday, August 22nd. On July 27th, the race was regrettably cancelled due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19.

Because of COVID-19, the race had to have a virtual launch party at the Royal Irish Yacht Club for its 21st edition.

In spite of the pandemic, however, a record entry was in prospect for 2020 with 50 boats entered with four weeks to go to the race start. The race was also going big on size and variety to make good on a pre-race prediction that the fleet could reach 60. An Irish offshore selection trial also looked set to be a component part of the 2020 race.

The rescheduling of the race to a news date emphasises the race's national significance, according to Afloat here

FAQs

How many miles duration is the Round Ireland Yacht Race?

704 nautical miles, 810 miles or 1304 kilometres

What is the distance around Ireland's coastline?

3171 kilometres is the estimate of Ireland's coastline by the Ordnance Survey of Ireland.

Who is the sponsor of the 2020 Round Ireland Yacht Race?

SSE Renewables are the sponsors of the 2020 Round Ireland Race.

Who organises the Round Ireland Yacht Race?

Wicklow Sailing Club in association with the Royal Ocean Racing Club in London and The Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dublin.

Where is the Round Ireland Race Start?

Off Wicklow Harbour on Saturday, August 22nd 2020

What is the Round Ireland Race Start time?

Monohulls 1300 hrs and Multihulls 13.10 hrs

What is the Round Ireland Race course?

Leave Ireland and all its islands (excluding Rockall) to starboard.

How long does it take to sail Round Ireland?

It depends on the boat. The elapsed record time for the race is under 40 hours but most boats take five or six days to complete the course.

Is there a Round Ireland Race Tracker?

The Race Tracker is https://afloat.ie/sail/events/round-ireland/item/25789-round-ireland-yacht-race-tracker-2016-here.

What is the history of the Round Ireland Race?

The idea of a race around Ireland began in 1975 with a double-handed race starting and finishing in Bangor organised by Ballyholme Yacht Club with stopovers in Crosshaven and Killybegs. That race only had four entries. In 1980 Michael Jones put forward the idea of a non-stop race and was held in that year from Wicklow Sailing Club. Sixteen pioneers entered that race with Brian Coad’s Raasay of Melfort returning home after six days at sea to win the inaugural race. Read the first Round Ireland Yacht Race 1980 Sailing Instructions here

What is the Round Ireland Race speed record?

The Round Ireland race record of 38 h 37 min 7 s is held by MOD-70 trimaran Musandam-Oman Sail and was set in June 2016.

What is the Round Ireland Race Monohull Speed record?

George David’s Rambler 88 (USA) holds the fastest monohull race time of two days two hours 24 minutes and 9 seconds set in the 2016 race.

What was the first round Ireland voyage?

William Power's 45ft Olivia undertook a round Ireland cruise in September 1860

What is the Smallest Boat To Sail Round Ireland?

Richard Hayes completed his solo epic round Ireland voyage in September 2018 in a 14-foot Laser dinghy. The voyage had seen him log a total of 1,324 sea miles (2,452 kilometres) in 54 sailing days. in 1961, the Belfast Lough Waverly Durward crewed by Kevin and Colm MacLaverty and Mick Clarke went around Ireland in three-and-a-half weeks becoming the smallest keelboat ever to go round. While neither of these achievements occurred as part of the race they are part of Round Ireland sailing history