As more boats cross the finish line at Wicklow and celebrations of completing the SSE Renewables Round Ireland Yacht Race's 700-mile course get underway, the clubhouse leaders – the French crew of the J111 SL energies Groupe Fastwave – are watching the clock ticking down and keeping an eye on nearby rivals in the hope that none of them can outwit the light airs and tides out on the Irish Sea.
Afloat has compiled an (unofficial) list of times required for boats to beat the J111 in the race for Round Ireland 2022 overall IRC honours.
Mike and Ritchie Evans's J99 Snapshot has until 1633 to finish the race and become the new clubhouse leader See table below. Photo: Afloat
Already the first four boats (below) have been unable to eclipse the Fastwave time. And at 11.30 am it is looking extremely tight for the JPK 10.80 Rockabill VI (Paul O'Higgins, RIYC) and her lunchtime (12.26) deadline.
The IRC 2 boat, the French J/111 SL Energies (Laurent Charmy) finished the 2022 SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race this Thursday morning at 0845 and is the club house leader in Wicklow Photo: Afloat
(Unofficial) times to Finish to Beat SL Energies Groupe Fastwave
In the race for Round Ireland overall honours, double winner Cavatina (Ian Hickey, Royal Cork) has until 0425 on Friday morning to beat the clubhouse leader Photo: Afloat
For an update on the current weather try threelive Dublin Bay webcams to give an idea of the conditions.
See race tracker and data below
