Calves Week Sailing, West Cork, Ireland. Schedule and Race Results
Calves Week 2024 Announce Schull Harbour Hotel as Title Sponsor For West Cork Regatta
17th April 2024 Calves Week
Schull Harbour Hotel has been announced as the new title sponsor for the Calves Week 2024 Regatta in West Cork. This partnership will last for the next three years and will bring a great racing and onshore festivities experience to…
Involvement of Young Sailors Noted at SCORA AGM (Photo Gallery and Podcast Here)
21st January 2024 SCORA
The Commodore of the South Coast Offshore Racing Association (SCORA) has a clear, direct aim for this year’s season – get more boats sailing. “That is it, that is what we will be aiming to do, encourage boats from the…
Big Breeze and Thrills and Spills as Calves Week 2023 Ends on a High in Schull Harbour
11th August 2023 Calves Week
There were thrills and spills – particularly in the Spinnaker fleets – in the final race of CD Environmental Calves Week Regatta in Schull Harbour, West Cork, on Friday. Race officer Alan Crosbie started all fleets in the harbour in…
Breezy Fastnet Rock Race Sets Up Calves Week for Thrilling Friday Finale
10th August 2023 Calves Week
The race around the Fastnet Rock on day three of CD Environmental Calves Week saw new boats perform as the West Cork regatta enters its podium-deciding final round on Friday. All seven fleets started in Schull harbour in foggy, damp…
West Cork Fog Proves No Obstacle to Calves Week as Fleet Prepares to Round Fastnet Rock on Thursday
9th August 2023 Calves Week
The race around the Fastnet Rock is confirmed as Thursday's CD Environmental Calves Week fixture as the regatta passes its half stage. No wind and dense fog in West Cork greeted the 72-competing boats on Wednesday morning in Schull Harbour as…
Light Winds Get West Cork's Calves Week Regatta Underway in Schull Harbour (Photo Gallery here!)
9th August 2023 Calves Week
Calves Week Regatta 2023 kicked off with a misty start and a light breeze in Schull, West Cork, after heavy overnight rain, but Race Officer Alan Crosbie managed to get class zero off on time for the CD Environmental-sponsored event…
Calves Week 2023 'for the craic' will, as promised, deliver an eclectic maximum 70-boat fleet for its first race of the annual regatta next Tuesday in West Cork. The weather looks like it may play its part, too, and as…
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…
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,…
CD Environmental Calves Week Regatta 2023 at Schull in West Cork has welcomed the latest entry of the 1898-built Cork Harbour one design “Jap”, scheduled to compete in the August event. Having spent over twenty years on the European classic boat…
Calves Week Regatta 2023 Expected to Reach 70-Boat Entry Limit by Early Summer
14th April 2023 Calves Week
With over 40 confirmed entries already, Calves Week Regatta in Schull Harbour, West Cork, from August 8th-11th, is expected to reach its 70-boat cut-off by early summer. The top end of the entries looks particularly competitive, with seven J Boat models…
Calves Week 2023 May Have 70 Boat 'Cut-off Point' for August Regatta at Schull Harbour (With No Marina)
10th March 2023 Calves Week
2023 Calves Week at Schull Schull Harbour Sailing Club may limit entries to 70 boats for the West Cork regatta this August. The four-day series of races commences on Tuesday, 8th August, and at least six classes are expected to compete, with a…
Simon O’Keeffe of Schull is “Sailor of the Month (Regatta)” for August
1st September 2022 Sailor of the Month
It’s a mixed blessing being the curator-owner of a boat designed and built by a direct ancestor in your home-port town 120 years ago. But Simon O’Keeffe of Schull has turned a challenge into a triumph by commissioning classic boat-builder…
The weather gods were partially kind to Schull on Friday with a fickle north westerly wind of 4 to 15 knots and intermittent sunshine on the final day of Calves Week 2022. Once again, all seven fleets had an in-harbour start…
The notorious variable northerly wind in Schull Harbour, West Cork, created a problem for Calves Week OD Alan Crosbie, who cleverly devised a short cross harbour starting beat before sending the various fleets on an interesting inter-island three-hour course around…
