Irish Offshore Sailing News. Training Courses, Lessons, & Race Results
Middle Sea Race Defending Champion Elusive 2 Takes the Lead on IRC
21st October 2020 Middle Sea Race
After an excellent Pantellaria to Lampedusa leg, Middle Sea Race defending champion Elusive 2 (Podesta family, Royal Malta YC) has just corrected into the overall lead, and up ahead the Volvo 70 I Love Poland (Konrad Lipski) has finally made…
Baranowski's 'I Love Poland' Takes Middle Sea Race Monohull Line Honours
21st October 2020 Middle Sea Race
I Love Poland (POL), skippered by Grzegorz Baranowski crossed the finish line of the 2020 Rolex Middle Sea Race at the Royal Malta Yacht Club to take Monohull Line Honours at 11:58:05 CEST today (Wednesday 21st October) in an elapsed…
Middle Sea Race Mocra Division Win for Belfast Lough's Mikey Ferguson
20th October 2020 Middle Sea Race
Bangor's Mikey Ferguson has come a long way since he learned to sail at a young age in Ballyholme on Belfast Lough. Racing with the MOD70 experts, Brian Thompson and Peter Cummings on board the Riccardo Pavoncelli owned MOD70 Mana…
If you know it's going to be a light airs Middle Sea offshore race, you'd reckon a stripped out and race-proven TP52 would be a good all-round bet, with her ability to comfortably outsail anything smaller, yet with an uncanny…
Maserati Multi70 (ITA), skippered by Giovanni Soldini, crossed the finish line of the 2020 Rolex Middle Sea Race at the Royal Malta Yacht Club to take Multihull Line Honours at 20:41:31 CEST on Monday 19th October in an elapsed time…
Crosshaven's Nin O'Leary Gives Aragon the Rock-Star Glitter in Ace Start to Middle Sea Race
19th October 2020 Middle Sea Race
Nice one, Nin. With a sailing rockstar recruited into your crew, it's reasonable to expect a 22-carat gold rockstar introduction to the on-stage performance. And Crosshaven super-helm Nin O'Leary certainly came up with the goods at the start of the…
High Profile Sailing Events like the Rolex Middle Sea Race Need to Become Invisible if Sailing is to Continue Through Pandemic
17th October 2020 Middle Sea Race
People have been unobtrusively getting on with sailing in many places during the pandemic, determinedly maintaining social distance afloat and ashore, reducing their interaction with outsiders to such a minimum it's almost non-existent, and doing it all thoughtfully, with properly-located…
The Force is With Them Again – Female Crew in Maigeanta Iarracht May Make it Round Ireland Within Four Days
16th October 2020 Offshore
Female Two-handed Round Ireland Record Day Four 2100hrs: The situation became transformed. It was like the clicking of a switch. Or so it seemed to those on the edge of their seats ashore, as they watched on screen as the Figaro…
More Uphill Work for Round Ireland's Pam Lee & Cat Hunt
16th October 2020 Round Ireland Speed Record
Female Two-handed Round Ireland Record Day Four 1500hrs: The North Channel is one very unforgiving bit of water to go sailing on. It only gives you the gift of a fair tide for just long enough to begin to think that…
Famed for its magnificent offshore race course and revered for the scale of the challenge it presents, the Rolex Middle Sea Race is one of the most prominent events on the international yachting calendar. The 41st edition of the race…
Tide Strongly in Favour of Magenta Round Ireland Duo as They Sweep past Rathlin after a Challenging Night
16th October 2020 Round Ireland Speed Record
Female Two-handed Round Ireland Record Day Four 0900hrs: When Pam Lee and Cat Hunt entered Day 3 of their Magenta Project Round Ireland Challenge at 0745 hrs this morning (Friday), they were nearer the Scottish coast than they were to…
It's Pay-up Time for Iarracht Maigeanta in Tackling Headwinds & Strong Tides on Ireland's North Coast
15th October 2020 Round Ireland Speed Record
Female Two-handed Round Ireland Record Day Three 2000hrs: When the going is good, the good get going - and they get going fast. This has been the mantra of Pam Lee and Cat Hunt, who brought their Beneteau Figaro 3 in…
Buildup to Middle Sea Challenge Sees Favourites at Front of the Fleet in Malta Coastal Race
15th October 2020 Middle Sea Race
The buildup to the 41st edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Offshore Race from Malta on Saturday (October 17th) continues in Valetta in muted style in line with pandemic restrictions, and while yesterday's traditional preview event, the Yachting Malta Coastal…
Favourable Conditions Continue for Female Two-Handed Round Ireland Challenge
15th October 2020 Round Ireland Speed Record
Female Two-handed Round Ireland Record Day Three 0900hrs: At 0745 hours this morning, Pamela Lee and Catherine Hunt in the Beneteau Figaro 3 Iarracht Maigeanta had put County Mayo's northwest headlands of Eagle Island and Erris Head well astern, and were…
Two Handed Round Ireland Female Sailors Head North in Record Bid
14th October 2020 Round Ireland Speed Record
Female Two-handed Round Ireland Record Day Two 1800hrs: As Pam Lee and Cat Hunt continue to make good progress on Ireland's west coast northwards towards Connacht with light to moderate winds in the easterly sector, the developing weather for their Round…
Great Foze Rock Reclaimed for Ireland in Magenta Circuit
14th October 2020 Round Ireland Speed Record
Female Two-handed Round Ireland Record Day Two 1400hrs: The Great Foze Rock has come and gone well to starboard at 12.15hrs today in the lengthening litany of marks of the course as Pam Lee and Cat Hunt continue their impressive campaign…