West Cork Sailing & Boating News
Calves Week 2023: Sailing Enthusiasts Gather for West Cork's Regatta Highlight
31st July 2023 Calves Week
The much-awaited CD Environmental-sponsored Calves Week Regatta 2023 is just around the corner, and with over 70 confirmed entries, the four-day series promises to be a thrilling event for sailing fans starting next Tuesday, August 8th. The competition is split…
Horgan's Growler is Schull Harbour Sailing Club Summer Cruiser League Trophy Winner
31st July 2023 West Cork
Growler (G. Horgan) took home the trophy at the Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Summer cruiser league's Tadg Dwyer Trophy Race on Saturday. Dave O’Brien’s Aphrodite came in second, while John McGowan’s Mackey G took third place. This was the eighth…
Baltimore RNLI Execute Medevac of Injured Man from Sherkin Island in West Cork
30th July 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
The Baltimore RNLI provided a medical evacuation on Sunday morning, July 30th, from Sherkin Island located off Baltimore in West Cork. The request for assistance came from the Irish Coast Guard to evacuate an injured man from the island. The…
West Cork Speedboat Caught on a Rope is Towed Home By Castletownbere RNLI Lifeboat
29th July 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Castletownbere lifeboat was dispatched to help a man whose speedboat was having difficulty off the West Cork coast this afternoon. The Irish Coast Guard's Marine Research Coordination Centre in Valentia received reports that a 17' speedboat with one person aboard…
Baltimore RNLI responded to a distress call on Thursday, 27 July, to assist a 12m sailing yacht with engine failure near Baltimore Harbour, West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 7 pm after the Coast Guard requested…
Bere Island in West Cork has scheduled its annual regatta for August 8-13. "Always popular and packed with fun, races, and games," say the organisers. Bere Island has its own Watersports Club and sailing programme, which includes sail training weeks…
New West Cork Interclub Race Between The Three Mizen Peninsula Sailing Clubs
22nd July 2023 West Cork
The three Mizen Peninsula Sailing Clubs have announced a new West Cork interclub race. "The 3 Sq Miles Cup" will see cruisers from Schull Harbour Sailing Club, Baltimore Sailing Club and Crookhaven Harbour Sailing Club race for a new trophy…
Baltimore RNLI were called out to a medical emergency on Thursday evening (20 July) to Heir Island off the coast of West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 5.06pm following a request from the Irish Coast…
The South Coast Offshore Racing Association (SCORA) has cancelled the Kinsale-Fastnet Race scheduled for July 28. SCORA Commodore Daragh Connolly said: "We have a huge number of sailors from the South Coast competing in the Rolex Fastnet Race, and we…
Courtmacsherry Lifeboat in Marathon Mission to Tow Disabled Yacht to Safety
18th July 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Courtmacsherry RNLI were called out just before midnight on Monday (17 July) by Valentia Coast Guard to go to the immediate aid of a 29ft yacht which had suffered mast, power and mechanical difficulties some 69 miles south of Courtmacsherry…
Newman’s 'Sitelle' is Ronan Long Island Trophy Race at Schull Harbour Sailing Club
17th July 2023 West Cork
Tom Newman’s Sitelle won the Ronan Long Island Trophy Race at Schull Harbour Sailing Club in West Cork. Don McCarthy’s VSOP was second, and Brian Ronan’s Kopper Too was third.
Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigating ‘Serious’ Fish Kill Incident Near Kinsale
13th July 2023 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is investigating a serious incident near Kinsale in Co Cork in which at least 2,000 fish have died. The fish kill occurred on the Brownsmills stream in Co Cork and spread over a 4-5km stretch, flowing…
Conor O’Brien Two Year Saoirse Circumnavigation Centenary Celebration Now Well Under Way
11th July 2023 Conor O'Brien
A hundred years ago on this day, Conor O’Brien of Limerick’s 42ft own-designed ketch - newly-built by Tom Moynihan of Baltimore with some of the West Cork shipwright’s small but very effective hull shape improvements - was well into a…
O’Brien’s J109 'Tighey Boy' Wins Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Mulloy Trophy Race
11th July 2023 West Cork
The Mulloy Trophy Race on Saturday at Schull Harbour Sailing Club in West Cork was won by Tony O’Brien’s J109 Tighey Boy, with Tadgh Dwyer’s Brazen Huzie second and John McGowan’s Mackey G third. SHSC is now in the final…
Both Baltimore RNLI lifeboats were called out on Thursday morning (6 July) to assist a sailor whose yacht ran aground on rocks near Sherkin Island within Baltimore Harbour in West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched both their all-weather lifeboat…
Castletownbere RNLI Lifeboat Rescues UK Yacht Snagged on Lobster Pot Rope off West Cork Coast
5th July 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat was launched this afternoon (Wednesday, 5 July 2023) to immediately assist two sailors whose yacht got into difficulty off the West Cork Coast. A UK couple had set out in their 11-metre yacht from Sneem in Co…
