#rshyr– Christmas Day has come to a close on the other side of the world and for a few Irish sailors it means the last night of comfortable sleep as they are now racing in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race.The Irish crew consists of Barry Hurley (Skipper), Kenneth Rumball (Watch Leader), Keith Kiernan (Navigator & Radio man), Catherine Halpin (Bow-Woman) all coincidentally members of the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire. Racing on the Australian Beneteau First 40 entry, 'Breakthrough', the crew began racing this morning (26th of December) from a start inside the heads of Sydney Harbour. Race tracker here.
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