Cove Sailing Club
The 2026 Joanna Murphy & Sons Cork Harbour Combined League concluded on Friday evening (June 26th) with the final race of the three-race series sailed off Cobh before competitors gathered at The Last Drop for the prizegiving. Racing was held…
The Rankin class returns to the spotlight this weekend when its annual 'World Championships' are staged in Cork Harbour. Hosted by the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven, the two-day event will bring together one of Ireland's most distinctive traditional…
Tuco, Magnet And Elegance Among Early Cork Harbour Combined League Leaders
22nd June 2026 Cove Sailing Club
The early pecking order is beginning to emerge in the Johanna Murphy & Sons-sponsored Cork Harbour Combined League, with the Echo divisions producing several closely fought contests after two races sailed. Jointly organised by Royal Cork Yacht Club and Cove…
Ballinacurra Cup 2026 Draws 25-Boat Fleet to Historic Cork Harbour Race
13th June 2026 Cove Sailing Club
Tommy Dwyer's Rankin dinghy emerged as the overall winner of Cove Sailing Club's Ballinacurra Cup on Saturday, leading a fleet of 25 boats in one of Cork Harbour's most distinctive handicap races. The annual "All-In" contest sent competitors from Cobh…
The Johanna Murphy-sponsored Royal Cork Yacht Club and Cove Sailing Club Combined Friday League opened in Cork Harbour on Friday night after the previous week’s racing was cancelled by weather. The first race of the 2026 series attracted fleets across Echo, IRC…
The RS Eastern Championships delivered two days of high-intensity racing at Greystones Sailing Club as 42 boats competed across four classes on Dublin Bay’s southern coastline. Sailors in the RS 200, Feva, 400 and Aero fleets faced shifting breeze, heavy…
Two young sailors from Cove Sailing Club in Cork Harbour claimed overall victory at the RS Feva Eastern Championships in Greystones, Co Wicklow, over the weekend. Alex Mills and Eoin Jones represented Cove SC at the event, which attracted 42…
The revival of the Rankin Class continues apace in Cork Harbour with two further boats located in the campaign to restore the dinghy fleet. “It might have seemed a pipe-dream when we started, but we now have an active fleet…
'Triple Crown' Returns as Busy Year Forecasted for Royal Cork Yacht Club
8th January 2026 Royal Cork YC
The ‘Triple Crown’ racing series will be held again in Cork Harbour this year, following “a fantastic series when 40 boats raced it last year,” the Rear Admiral Keelboats at the Royal Cork YC, Crosshaven, has told members. In his…
Nieulargo, Bateleur88 and Holly Blue are Among Cork Harbour's First Triple Crown Winners
22nd September 2025 Cork Harbour
Following Saturday's (September 20th) bumper turnout for the Naval Race in Cork Harbour, the final event of the three-fixture inaugural Triple Crown Series, there was plenty to celebrate in the Officers' Mess at the Haulbowline Naval base. Competitors gather in…
Pat Tanner’s Bateleur88 claimed a clear win in the annual Naval Race, the final race of the new Cork Harbour Triple Crown Series co-hosted by Royal Cork Yacht Club and Cove Sailing Club. On IRC, the Castro 3/4 tonner from…
Mansfield's 'Humdinger' Wins Cork Buoy Race in Triple Crown Series
14th September 2025 Cove Sailing Club
The overall spinnaker winner of Saturday's (13th September) Cork Buoy Race, the second race in the recently announced Cork Harbour Triple Crown Series, was Mark Mansfield's H Boat, Humdinger, of Royal Cork Yacht Club. Rob Foster's Clodagh finished first in…
Saturday's 2025 Cobh to Blackrock Race saw 15 to 22 knots from the south-east under race officer Niall Hawes of Cove Sailing Club, delivering quick passages and tight finishes across all divisions in the 12 km race. It turned out…
Cobh to Blackrock Yacht Race Anticipates Bumper Turnout and Big Winds
3rd September 2025 Cove Sailing Club
The 2025 Cobh to Blackrock Race is gearing up for a busy weekend in Cork Harbour this Saturday (6th September), where big wind weather forecasts indicate a fast edition of the annual fixture. More than 30 boats have already registered,…
Cove Sailing Club and Royal Cork Yacht Club Join Forces for the Cork Harbour "Triple Crown"
27th August 2025 Cork Harbour
Cove Sailing Club and the Royal Cork Yacht Club have announced the Cork Harbour Triple Crown sailing competition. The three-race series includes a team event, and the Port of Cork will sponsor the series. It promises to attract a diverse…
At Cobh People's Regatta on Sunday, August 17, George Radley's IMP (IRC Kites), Pat Tanner's Bateleur 88 (Kites ECHO), and Ian Hickey's Cavatina (Whitesail IRC and ECHO) were the top cruisers. Cove Sailing Club Wednesday night dinghy leagues, after eight…
