3rd August 2021
New life for old – Richard Leonard s David Thomas-designed Bolero Bandit, the Bruce Farr 1977-vintage Farrocious, and the Young family s Albin Express North Star racing with Royal Cork YC last Thursday evening
Credit: Robert Bateman
Where other people and places see problems, down Crosshaven way they see opportunities and solutions. Thus although the sailing world generally may be getting increasingly agitated about the fact that fibreglass boats seem to last forever and eventually present a serious disposal problem, around Cork Harbour, they re increasingly showing that the fast fibreglass boats of forty and more years ago are still fast, and with some shrewd selections and skilful re-spray work, bingo! - you ve got an interesting racing proposition at a fraction of the cost of a new boat.
8th May 2021 The spirit of Irish sailing – Ian Hickey s veteran Granada 38 Cavatina (Royal Cork YC) making a perfectly-timed start in the Dun Laoghaire-Dingle race. A successful participant in Fastnet, Round Ireland, Dingle and AZAB races, Cavatina is in the entry list for this year s Dingle Race on June 9th
Credit: W M Nixon
The welcome announcement that the National Yacht Club s biennial 280-mile Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race 2021 will be going ahead on Wednesday, June 9th, is encouraging. But it should not be seen as a clarion call to get the 2021 sailing season into full boisterous swing with all the traditionally noisy bells and whistles, and lively post-racing shoreside celebrations.
Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2021 Cancels Amid Ongoing Covid Uncertainty
1st May 2021
385 boats to date had entered for July s now-cancelled Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
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July’s Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2021 has been cancelled due to the ongoing uncertainties over the Covid-19 pandemic.
The scrubbing of Ireland s biggest regatta, scheduled for the first two weekends of July, comes after careful consideration of the latest government announcement and discussion with event stakeholders at Dun Laoghaire Harbour.
The biennial event, which had attracted a bigger than expected fleet of 385 boats to date, will not now be sailed in 2021 but returns on schedule in July 2023.
Buoyant Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta May Operate Waiting List as 2021 Entry Nears Limit
22nd April 2021
Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta has received 94 entries so far for the Open Cruiser Championship (8th – 11th July 2021) on Dublin Bay and will pasue entries on April 30th to take stock of overall numbers
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Entries for Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (VDLR) are beyond expectations for July s event giving organisers the opportunity to close the entry system at the end of April to review the 320 boats received so far.
Ireland s biggest regatta on Dublin Bay is planning to facilitate social distancing with its cautious approach to fleet sizes and by implementing a new regatta format that splits the fleets over two weekends.
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