West Cork Sailing & Boating News
The Dragon Derby was established in 1987 by Don Street who presented, as a perpetual trophy, a ship’s decanter — together with sponsorship of two bottles of Mount Gay rum each year. Tradition has it that the competitors and support…
Howth Seventeens Quasquicentennial Celebration Finds Summer At Fastnet and Cape Clear
4th July 2023 Howth 17
In Ireland last week as June drew to a close, the month’s exceptionally high temperatures were already becoming a memory, while the winds were raw along the west coast. Yet in far Southwest Cork and particularly out at Cape Clear,…
Don McCarthy's Sovereign 'V.S.O.P.' won the Barnett Trophy at Schull Harbour Sailing Club in West Cork on July 1. Fine sailing conditions off Schull saw McCarthy beat Barry Quinlan's Dehler 35 Capella in a strong breeze of over 20 knots. The one-hour, forty-minute…
Vessel Found in Search for Missing Cork-Bound Sailor as Family Appeal for Information
29th June 2023 Solo Sailing
A vessel has been found in the search for a solo sailor who went missing last week while en route to West Cork. However, there is still no sign of its skipper, whose family have issued an appeal for any…
The frequently misquoted ‘if you build it, he will come’ is often used to inspire and motivate people to follow their instincts in respect of unthinkable events and dreams, but it seemed like destiny for the oldest one-design racing keelboat…
It was a demanding second day for Baltimore Sailing Club's Cliodhna Connolly and the rest of the 47 Melges 24 World Championship fleet in Middelfart, Denmark on Wednesday. 1720 sailor, Connolly, who is sailing on Italian entry Altea with Andrea Racchelli,…
The Howth 17s, on their Quasquicentennial (125th Anniversary) Cruise-in-Company in West Cork, are on target with their arrival this afternoon (Tuesday) from Schull at their furthest west port of Crookhaven. There, it was discovered that Billy O'Sullivan, second generation host…
O'Brien's J109 'Tighey Boy' is Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Geneveve Trophy Winner
27th June 2023 West Cork
At Schull Harbour Sailing Club's All-In cruiser ECHO racing in West Cork, the Windbourne Trophy was won by Kevin Daly's Jamaro. The Geneveve Trophy winner was Tony O'Brien's J109 Tighey Boy, and Alan Dwyer's Joxer won the Rosbrin Trophy. The…
The Howth 17s are sailing amongst Carbery’s Hundred Isles. The oldest classic sailing boats in the world are in West Cork waters to mark their 125th year and intend to sail around the iconic Fastnet Rock. The photo above is…
Howth’s Time Capsules Celebrating Their 125th Anniversary In Baltimore And Among Carbury’s Hundred Isles
25th June 2023 Howth 17
During this past week, competitors in the Simply Blue Sovereign’s Cup at Kinsale have been sailing at a venue much of which is a time capsule of the picturesque town attached to a naval base of the 1700s. Today (Sunday),…
Glandore Harbour Yacht Club Commodore Tim Forde reports on success in a very sociable event by the thriving local International Dragons against a cross-channel challenge: “The Celtic Challenge 2023 against Royal Anglesey Yacht Club from the Menai Straits opened with…
The Flying Fifteen class have been offered a start in the annual Fastnet Race which opens the Calves Week sailing festival in West Cork on Tuesday 8 August. It will mark a first for the 20-foot one-design keelboat class that…
New Race Mark at Crookhaven Lighthouse is Introduced for Calves Week Regatta 2023
17th June 2023 Calves Week
CD Environmental Calves Week Regatta race committee at Schull in West Cork will include a race mark in the vicinity of Crookhaven Harbour on this year’s course list. Schull Harbour Club Commodore Mark Murphy has announced that, subject to weather,…
Mini Boats Are Different But Convey a Message to the Next Marine Generation
15th June 2023 Tom MacSweeney
Captain Jacek Berenek of the container ship, ‘Independent Horizon,’ on its regular monthly call to the Port of Cork’s Deepwater Berth at Ringaskiddy, explained to the pupils of Barryroe National School from West Cork where he would launch their mini-boat…
Marine Notice: Deployment of Benthic Sensors Between Seven Heads and the Old Head of Kinsale
14th June 2023 West Cork
The Department of Transport has been advised by the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork that on on Tuesday 12 June it deployed 12 benthic sensors between the Seven Heads and the Old Head of…
Dragon 'Celtic Challenge’ to be Raced in Glandore Harbour Yacht Club This Weekend
13th June 2023 West Cork
The ‘Celtic Challenge’ will be raced in Glandore, West Cork this weekend, June 17/18. It is held annually, alternating between the Glandore Harbour Yacht Club and the Royal Anglesey Yacht Club of Wales. The format is Admiral’s Cup style team…
