Round Ireland Yacht Race Updates from Wicklow Sailing Club
Round Ireland Update Day 2 9pm: Wind Pattern Gives Fleet Leaders a Raw Deal
1st July 2018 Round Ireland Close north of the Blaskets at 1900hrs Sunday, the Volvo Round Ireland fleet leaders on the water - the Class 40 Corum and the Ker 43 Baraka GP - are sailing a textbook race in terms of handling the vagaries…
A Round Ireland Race favourite, Riff Raff, the canting keel Cookson 50, has retired 'due to gear failure'. All on board are safe and the British entry is heading for port in Cork Harbour. Racing for the 55 boats continues…
In the days leading up to the Volvo Round Ireland Race start at Wicklow yesterday, there were predictions of boats being delayed by calms, struggling for sea breezes by day and land breezes by night writes W M Nixon. But…
Day 2 of the Volvo Round Ireland Race 2018 finds the fleet enjoying freshening offshore breezes along the south coast to provide drag racing conditions and good speeds writes W M Nixon. But enjoyment is muted by the knowledge that…
It’s said that the boat which has made the best start is not always the one which seems first over the line, but rather it’s the boat which is in the lead five minutes after the kick-off writes W M…
There was a stunning start to the 20th Round Ireland Yacht Race today when the Volvo race favourite blew a spinnaker moments after the 700–mile race began off Wicklow Harbour. See Race tracker here. It only added to the drama of…
Last minute changes to the Round Ireland Race fleet means ISORA Champion Mojito (Vicky Cox and Peter Dunlop), a pre-race favourite, are out of tomorrow's race. David O'Brien predicts in today's Irish Times Sailing Column that the light winds will favour the proven…
Mini Transat Winner Ian Lipinksi To Contest Round Ireland Race with Nicolas Troussel on Mach 40 'Corum'
24th June 2018 Round Ireland Ireland's varied sailing waters are proving a popular testing ground for the international Class 40 fleet and a burgeoning Irish Mini class too. Further evidence of this is in next Saturday's Round Ireland Race fleet where a top French double-handed…
#WicklowSC - With a month to go before the start of the 20th Round Ireland Race, hosts Wicklow Sailing Club are holding a table quiz at The Old Forge tonight, Thursday 31 May. The night kicks off at 8pm with…
54 Entries as 20th Round Ireland Race Launches at Royal Irish Yacht Club
23rd May 2018 Round Ireland A wide field of international entries from the United States, Finland, Norway, France as well as Irish and British crews are amongst the 54 entries to date for the Volvo Round Ireland Race 2018 that was launched this evening. Additional…
Your Chance to Be in Gothenburg for the big Volvo Ocean Race Festival in June
9th April 2018 Round Ireland To celebrate Volvo Car Ireland’s sponsorship of the Volvo Round Ireland 2018, Volvo is offering some lucky person the very special opportunity to win a trip for two to witness the penultimate leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 in…
Volvo Round Ireland Has 37 Entries Already, But Early Bird Discount Ends on Friday
27th March 2018 Round Ireland With just over 13 weeks to go to the start of the 2018 edition of the Volvo Round Ireland Yacht race, 37 boats have already taken advantage of the Early Bird entry rates writes W M Nixon. But the Early…
New Armed Forces Trophy Announced for 2018 Volvo Round Ireland Yacht Race
20th March 2018 Round Ireland As entries continue to grow for the 2018 Round Ireland Yacht race, with 30 boats currently entered, Wicklow Sailing Club have announced a new trophy/category for the 2018 race – yet to be named – to recognise the best armed…
Wicklow Sailing Club's Volvo Round Ireland Committee has announced the appointment of Hal Fitzgerald as Race Director following the decision of Theo Phelan to stand down from the role, as Afloat.ie reported yesterday. Fitzgerald is an ex-commodore of Wicklow Sailing…
Theo Phelan of Wicklow Sailing Club Retires as Round Ireland Race Organiser
7th March 2018 Round Ireland It’s the end of an era. Theo Phelan of Wicklow, who has been intimately involved with the organsation of the biennial Round Ireland Race since 2008, has stood down from his demanding and time-consuming position after ten years in roles…
The Volvo Round Ireland Yacht Race 2018, run by Wicklow Sailing Club, is a little over 5 months away and is expecting a strong turn out with very positive interest from the off-shore sailing community in Ireland, the UK and…
