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Round Ireland Yacht Race Entries Near the 40 Mark
More entries in the last 24 hours bring the total list for the Round Ireland Yacht Race to 36.
Two new UK entires, one from the British Armed Forces and another from Liverpool join further entries from Sailing West and a recent ISORA winner, Matt Davis' Sigma 400 Raging Bull.
The Army Sailing Association has entered their Archambault 40, British Soldier, in Class One, as part of an extremely full racing calendar for 2010. Another recent entry is James Tyrell's Arklow-based Aquelina, the J122 that was among the front runners in the closing stages of the last race and a boat that will be keen to improve this time around.
The full entry list as it stands is HERE. Six days remain to get your entry in.
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Two of the three boats in Ireland's Commodore's Cup team are booked in for the annual Round the Island race in the Solent on June 19. The race, which already boasts 1,200 entries, kicks off the day before the Round Ireland, which is struggling to make the 20-entry mark at present.
Anthony O'Leary's Antix and the new Crosshaven-based Corby, Roxy 6 appear in the 399-boat IRC lineup.
Racing 50 miles around the Isle of Wight will no doubt be beneficial for the teams aboard both boats ahead of August's Commodore's Cup, and six Irish boats feature in the IRC section. However, the clash calls into question the timing of the Round Ireland. With the Round the Island, the single most popular sailing event in the British Isles every year, taking place on the solstice weekend, the Round Ireland puts itself at a serious disadvantage in seeking entries at that time.
The chance of tempting boats up from the Solent is lessened, when skippers are faced with a shorter, cheaper and more sociable event at home. And with the Solent a similar distance from Cork, It's no surprise that two of the top boats in Ireland, both based in Cork, have decided to use it as a training event for the Commodore's Cup.
Insiders have already grumbled that this point is one Wicklow needs to address going into the next Round Ireland cycle.
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