Round Ireland Yacht Race Updates from Wicklow Sailing Club
#rdirl – A father and son duo from Listowel in County Kerry are taking on the double-handed challenge in this year's Round Ireland Yacht Race. The pair Derek Dillon and son Conor, a 19–year–old Univesity of Limerick student, will race…
#roundireland– Wait long enough for the wind to change direction and just about anything can be made to happen, just ask the crews preparing for this year's Round Ireland Yacht Race race this Saturday. Yet again next week the Irish…
#rdirl –To date, 35 yachts from France, England, Wales, the Isle of Man and of course the host country are set to compete in the 18th Round Ireland Yacht Race. Approximately half the boats are from Ireland and the remainder…
#rdilr – The 2014 Round Ireland Yacht Race is heating up with the announcement that seasoned sailor and former Dragon Bobby Kerr is hoping to be part of the winning crew in one of the most gruelling and challenging yacht…
Half of 35–Boat Round Ireland Yacht Race Fleet Are Overseas Competitors
18th June 2014 Round Ireland #rdirl – 35 yachts from France, England, Wales, the Isle of Man and of course the host country are set to compete in the 18th Round Ireland Yacht Race on Saturday, June 28th. Approximately half the boats are from Ireland…
Offshore Classic Yachts Among 28 Now Entered for Round Ireland Yacht Race
30th May 2014 Round Ireland #rdirl – One month to go and former winners, battle ready ISORA champions, round the world yachts, and a handful of foreign pot hunters are lined up for the 2014 Round Ireland race. But among the fleet are two stand…
#roundireland – With under two months to the start of the Round Ireland yacht race in Wicklow, Wicklow Sailing Club member David Ryan has chartered the Monster Project, a Volvo 70 class yacht for the race. Amongst his crew will…
Just Ten Weeks to Round Ireland Yacht Race 2014, VOR 60-footer Entered
15th April 2014 Round Ireland There are just over 10 weeks to go to the start of the 17th Round Ireland Yacht Race writes Peter Shearer, Commodore of Wicklow Sailing Club. There is talk of a Volvo 70 chasing line honours, although the record of just under…
#roundireland – Sailing Logic has confirmed an entry of a Beneteau First 40 for the biennial Round Ireland Race in June. Building on the success of their Beneteau First 40 Lancelot II which won the RORC Caribbean 600 (IRC2) in…
Round Ireland Race Ties the Knot in Dun Laoghaire to Boost Race Numbers
23rd January 2014 Round Ireland #roundireland – Round Ireland race organisers have increased the maximum race entry to 100 yachts following what has been deemed 'an historic expansion' of the Round Ireland Yacht Race that will facilitate yachts of all sizes taking part, it was…
Wicklow Sailing Club Agree Round Ireland Race Deal with Royal Irish Yacht Club
10th October 2013 Round Ireland #rdirl – The world's largest yachts will be able to contest the Round Ireland offshore race in June thanks to a new formal arrangement drawn up last month between race organiser's Wicklow Sailing Club (WSC) and the Royal Irish Yacht…
Round Ireland Yacht Race 2014 Start Date & Time is 2pm, Sat, June 28th
30th September 2013 Round Ireland #rdirl – The 2014 Round Ireland Yacht Race, a highlight of the Irish summer sailing season starts from at 2pm on Saturday, June 28th 2014. A full Round Ireland notice of race has been published here.
Details of the 2014 Round Ireland Yacht Race from Wicklow Sailing Club have been published in good time for next summer's race starting at 2pm on Saturday, June 28th 2014. The closing date for entries is noon on 24th May…
#roundireland – ICRA's Boat of the Year, the NUIG sailing team will talk on their Round Ireland 2012 class win at the Galway Bay Sailing Club this Wednesday (27th February 2012). One the youngest crew to have competed in the…
Round Ireland Yacht Race (Thurs 7.30pm). French Yacht Makes Amazing Come Back
28th June 2012 Round Ireland #roundireland – An amazing last stretch performance from Inis Mor has resulted in a probable IRC overall victory in the 2012 Round Ireland Race. Tonnerre de Breskens has been in the clubhouse for the last 12 or so hours, setting…
#roundireland – While the official tracker has Inis Mor as the overall leader in the 2012 Round Ireland Race, it's going to be a nail biting few hours for the French boat. As of 3pm, Inis Mor has 30.6 miles…
