Thousands Turn Out to Watch All-Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships

26th August 2012

# ROWING: Thousands of spectators turned out to watch the All-Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships at Broadstrand, Courtmacsherry, Co Cork, over the weekend. Organisers estimated that from the Friday evening until tonight (Sunday), 15,000 had visited the venue.

Cork clubs did particularly well at the Championships. The senior men’s title was won by the Galley Flash club from Ardfield-Rathbarry, and the best adult crew was Myross from Union Hall. The Most Sporting Club was Blackrock. However, Cairndhu from Larne in Co Antrim won the senior women’s title.

The windy weather on Friday evening did not continue through the weekend, with Saturday a particularly good day. There were 41 races run over 12 hours on Saturday, eight on Friday and 23, run over 10 hours, on Sunday.

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Liam Gorman

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Liam Gorman is a writer and reporter. He is the co-author of Little Lady, One Man, Big Ocean, published in the United States and Canada as Crossing the Swell. He is the rowing correspondent of the Irish Times.

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