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

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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.

10th October 2017

Patterson Fastest at Tullamore Time Trial

#Rowing: Glenn Patterson of Sligo was the men’s winner of the Tullamore Time Trial on Saturday. Emily Dowling of the host club, Offaly, was the fastest woman. Dowling is a junior competitor.

TTT 2017	Race 4	14.00 p.m.

Name	Club	Grade	Launch Time

				num	Cum Time	num	Cum Time	Time	Mins	Secs	time
G.Patterson	Sligo	MS	13.39	1	2810.29	1	3325.95	515.66	8	35.66	08:35.00
C Brady	ORC	MS	13.39	2	2876.28	2	3395.57	519.29	8	39.29	08:39.00
M Avery	GNM	MM(A)	13.39	3	2913.47	3	3487.83	574.36	9	34.36	09:34.00
P. Gallen	ATLN	MM(F)	13.39	4	2942.4	4	3524.81	582.41	9	42.41	09:42.00
B Cross	GNM	MM(A)	13.37	5	2989.59	5	3568.97	579.38	9	39.38	09:39.00
B Colsh	Sligo	MJ15	13.37	6	3034.62	6	3613.19	578.57	9	38.57	09:38.00
A Carroll	ATLN	MJ15	13.37	7	3074.95	7	4009.23	934.28	15	34.28	15:34.00
R Dunne	ATLN	MJ15	13.35	8	3119.4	8	3721.85	602.45	10	2.45	10:02.00
L Naughton	ATLN	MJ15	13.35	9	3150.84	9	3746.14	595.3	9	55.3	09:55.00
C Cronin	ATLN	MJ14	13.33	10	3268.41	10	3961.5	693.09	11	33.09	11:33.00
A Donovan	ATLN	MJ14	13.33	11	3227.1	11	3811.77	584.67	9	44.67	09:44.00
D Murtagh	ATLN	MJ12	13.33	12	3903.54	12	4668.51	764.97	12	44.97	12:44.00
E Dowling	ORC	WJ18	13.33	13	3327.28	13	3922.14	594.86	9	54.86	09:54.00
E Corcoran	CAR	WJ16	13.31
G Guckian	CoS	WJ16	13.31	15	3829.98	15	4530.12	700.14	11	40.14	11:40.00
D Slater	CAR	WJ16	13.31	16	3364.83	16	4034.11	669.28	11	9.28	11:09.00
E Oçonnor	Sligo	WJ15	13.29	17	3404.62	17	4166.59	761.97	12	41.97	12:41.00
A Murphy	ORC	WJ15	13.29	18	3473.71	18	4092.89	619.18	10	19.18	10:19.00
A Egan	CAR	WJ15	13.29	19	3506.45	19	4178.19	671.74	11	11.74	11:11.00
G Creighton	CoS	WJ14	13.27	20	3604.1	20	4363.68	759.58	12	39.58	12:39.00
P Kaminska	CoS	WJ14	13.27	21	3677.13	21	4370.71	693.58	11	33.58	11:33.00
L Kate	Cos	WJ14	13.25	22	3713.76	22	4404.57	690.81	11	30.81	11:30.00
E Noyce	ORC	WJ14	13.25	23	3754.3	23	4449.72	695.42	11	35.42	11:35.00
M Cummins	GNM	WM	13.25	24	3785.64	24	4431.04	645.4	10	45.4	10:45.00
C.Nolan	ORC	WM(C)	13.23	25	3881.58	25	4545.96	664.38	11	4.38	11:04.00
J Patterson	GNM	WM(C)	13.23
F Durkin	ORC	MM(H)	13.15	27	3978.11	27	4780.77	802.66	13	22.66	13:22.00
C. Murtagh	ATLN	TO(WJ15)		28	3572.5	28	4223.5	651	10	51	10:51.00

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2nd October 2016

Brady Brushes off Bike Spill to Scull to Victory

#Rowing: Ciaran Brady won the Tullamore Time trial on Saturday. The Offaly Rowing Club man, who had a fall off his bicycle earlier in the day, recovered and came out on top on the canal course. Becky Quinn was the fastest senior woman. The event was run in splendid, sunny, conditions.

Tullamore Time Trial, Saturday (selected results, winners)

Men - Senior: Offaly (C Brady). ‪Jun 18: Three Castles (R Quinn). ‪Jun 16: Carlow (J Keating).

Women - Senior: Three Castles (B Quinn). ‪Jun 18: Carlow (C Nolan). ‪Jun 18: Offaly (E Dowling).

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11th March 2015

Talk On The Grand Canal In Offaly 1794-1804

#InlandWaters - Tullamore's Offaly History Centre will host a talk on Monday 23 March on the history of the Grand Canal in Offaly from 1794 to 1804.

Presented by James Scully, the talk will be based on various contemporary sources, most notably the invaluable records within the Grand Canal minute books.

Irish Waterways History has more details HERE.

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4th October 2012

Galway Councillors Put Shannon Flooding Decision On Hold

#SHANNON FLOODING - Galway Bay FM reports that Galway county councillors have postponed making any decision on an Oireachtas report into flooding in areas adjacent to the River Shannon.

The move was taken on the suggestion of Cllr Dermot Connolly in the wake of a joint Dáil and Seanad committee report that highlights eight proposals for dealing with flooding issues along the longest of Ireland's inland waterways.

Cllr Michael Connolly has suggested that Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan and Minister for the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan should meet to discuss the report's findings from both a flooding and environmental stance.

Meanwhile, the Irish Independent reports that the Office of Public Works (OPW) has agreed to carry out tests at Meelick weir on the Shannon in Co Offaly after thousands of acres of farmland were flooded over the summer, ruining silage crops and summer grazing land.

Waterways Ireland has denied allegations that a failure to open sluices and lift boards at the weird contributed to the flooding.

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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