![]() Prizegiving - Cork Week 2010The prizegiving and closing ceremony took place on Friday evening July 16th. The prizegiving was well attended with lots of weary sailors feeling the effects of a week of great racing, but still ready to party!. Royal Cork Yacht Club Admiral Paddy McGlade and Event Chairman Peter Deasy thanked the... Read more |
![]() The Final ChapterYou could feel the tension on the dock, with virtually all the classes still to be decided, as the yachts motored out to the combat zone along the narrow confines of the Owenabue River. The conditions had eased from the previous maelstrom, but this was a day were smart sailing put boats in winning p... Read more |
![]() Big ThursdayWell it doesn’t get better than this; gusting over 20 knots with wind over tide, kicking up the surf, the penultimate day of Cork Week was a day for some ballistic racing and a few dramatic moments. Super Zero Racing kicked off with a beat across the approach to Cork Harbour in the open sea to Rin... Read more |
![]() Rock and Roll!Big breeze and lumpy seas created some mind-boggling action at Cork Week on Day Three of racing. Torrential rain in the early morning, gave way to some sublime sunshine giving the competitors some classic Irish sailing along the rugged coastline. 15-18 Knots of breeze from the south with wind over t... Read more |
![]() Quick out of the Blocks!After the first night of partying in the tented village to some wicked sounds from Irish rock band Setmaker, competitors at Cork Week woke up this morning to an eerie Irish mist, enveloping Crosshaven. Curious dolphins were a regular sight on the racecourse popping up next to competing boats, they a... Read more |
![]() Costa del CorkAs if by magic, sublime, almost Mediterranean weather, arrived for the first day of Cork Week 2010. Sunshine and a moderate breeze of 10-15 knots from the southeast, gave competitors a day to remember. Racing for all classes commenced with few delays and there were some happy sailors returning to th... Read more |
![]() Variety is the spice of CorkCompetitors from all over the world have arrived in Crosshaven for the biggest sailing event in Ireland for 2010. The marina is buzzing with accents from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Holland, Ireland, Isle of Man, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, United States and Wales. T... Read more |
![]() A Sailing Honeymoon at Cork WeekJohn Lowry, (27) Vice Commodore of Cushendall Sailing & Boating Club in Co. Antrim, married Jane Gallagher (25) on Friday last, July 9th, in Glenariffe, Co Antrim and they’re spending the first week of their honeymoon racing at Cork Week on a boat called Wardance. There are nine crewing on the boat,... Read more |










