The largest boat entered for Wednesday's Volvo Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race run by the National Yacht Club has arrived into the marina at Dun Laoghaire, dwarfing all others in the 43-boat fleet now assembling at the Dublin suburb.
Skipper Mick Cotter is looking to topple the course record he established with the 78ft Whisper in 2009 as Afloat reported here.
Normally, Windfall is working assiduously for her living on the charter yacht circuit. But the D2D has enough unfinished personal business about it for Cotter to give his Superyacht a break, and take her racing himself along the wayward coasts of his home island. Windfall’s crew will include a top young sailor from Dingle Sailing Club for the 280-miler.
Read the race 2019 D2D race preview by WM Nixon here