Menu

Ireland's sailing, boating & maritime magazine

RBC Brewin Dolphin proudly supporting Afloat and Irish Boating

Cork’s Five Miles From Home Challenge Goes Global

15th August 2026
Global Strokes – A rowing crew takes to home waters as Cork’s Five Miles From Home challenge invites participants worldwide to complete their own five-mile course
Global Strokes – A rowing crew takes to home waters as Cork’s Five Miles From Home challenge invites participants worldwide to complete their own five-mile course

The Cork organisers of the Ocean-to-City Race are going worldwide. They have launched the ‘5 Miles From Home’ Virtual Challenge for September 2-6. Taking part is simple, they say, offering a worldwide entry option!

Wherever in the world you may be, take part by joining us from your home waters, with participants completing the 5-mile course from all over the world. Registration is open until Wednesday, August 26! Put your training this year to good use. Most types of human-powered coastal craft are eligible to enter, and we'll use the same handicap system to calculate the results.

Entering the Five Miles From Home event means you will be part of a big international challenge connecting boating communities from across the world. "We are aiming for the event to be as inclusive, adaptable and enjoyable as possible! We already have entries from St.Ayles Skiffs, Stand Up Paddle Boards, Canoes, Runners, Teifi Skiffs, Celtic Longboats, and many more", organisers say.

 - Register before the deadline

 - Plot a course

 - Cover the 5 miles as fast or as stylishly as you can during the designated time windows

 - Submit your times !

 - Tag your training and challenge pictures and use the hashtag #5milesfromhome

Contact through email: [email protected]

Published in Coastal Rowing
Tom MacSweeney

About The Author

Tom MacSweeney

Email The Author

Tom MacSweeney writes a column for Afloat.ie. He is former RTE Marine Correspondent/Presenter of Seascapes and has a monthly Seascapes Podcast on the Community Radio Network and Podcast services

We've got a favour to ask

More people are reading Afloat.ie than ever thanks to the power of the internet but we're in stormy seas because advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. Unlike many news sites, we haven't put up a paywall because we want to keep our marine journalism open.

Afloat.ie is Ireland's only full-time marine journalism team and it takes time, money and hard work to produce our content.

So you can see why we need to ask for your help.

If everyone chipped in, we can enhance our coverage and our future would be more secure. You can help us through a small donation. Thank you.

Direct Donation to Afloat button