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Ireland's Commodores' Cup boat 'Marinerscove.ie' skippered by Dave Dwyer is up for sale priced Euro 295,000. The Mills 39 is available after next week's Rolex Commodore Cup according to an advertisement on an online advertisement in the UK, click HERE. Described as 'probably the most successful IRC boat ever' the yacht, built by Vision Yachts of Cowes in 2006, is the current UK and Irish IRC champion. The yacht is constructed of E Glass, S Glass and Corecell. Mast from Formula Spars of High Modulus Carbon and has been professionally maintained, according to the site.

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Marinerscove.ie is for sale and available after next week's Commodores' Cup. Photo: Bob Bateman

 

Published in Commodores Cup

Tom Dolan, Solo Offshore Sailor

Even when County Meath solo sailor Tom Dolan had been down the numbers in the early stages of the four-stage 2,000 mile 2020 Figaro Race, Dolan and his boat were soon eating their way up through the fleet in any situation which demanded difficult tactical decisions.

His fifth overall at the finish – the highest-placed non-French sailor and winner of the Vivi Cup – had him right among the international elite in one of 2020's few major events.

The 33-year-old who has lived in Concarneau, Brittany since 2009 but grew up on a farm in rural County Meath came into the gruelling four-stage race aiming to get into the top half of the fleet and to underline his potential to Irish sailing administrators considering the selection process for the 2024 Olympic Mixed Double Offshore category which comes in for the Paris games.