When is Cork week

Hosted by the Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC) in Crosshaven, the annual sailing regatta is expected to bring hundreds of boats and thousands of sailors ...

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Volvo Cork Week is looking like being an absolute cracker. Today was a bit light for us, we would prefer more wind, but we will see." Sam Laidlaw's Quarter Tonner BLT from the Royal Yacht Squadron dominated IRC Three today, scoring three straight bullets. Pat Kelly's Storm with a team from Howth YC/Rush SC rose to the challenge winning Race Two. John Maybury's Joker 2 from the Royal Irish won Race Three by just 17 seconds. This is Journeymaker's first ever Cork Week, and the 2021 J/111 UK National Champion, loved racing on the Harbour Course today. In this fleet, especially in light air, it is all about getting the fresh air and the wheels on." Despite the balmy air temperature, the 1720 Class' return to Volvo Cork Week was marked by dense fog on the windward leeward course about a mile outside Cork Harbour. The mist soon cleared, revealing 44 1720s going at it, guns and blazes. For the eight classes competing, four courses were used in Cork Harbour and the Atlantic Approaches. - 17 - 11 - 2 - 1

Louise Makin & Chris Jones' J/111 Journeymaker 11 from the Royal Southern YC won today's first Volvo Cork Week race in IRC One by just under a minute from ...

The harbour is a fabulous place to race, and we have been blessed with great weather. “I would say it was a very good first day in unfamiliar waters,” commented Journeymaker’s navigator, Louise Makin. “We made some really good decisions; the crew work was excellent and the atmosphere on the boat was terrific. This is Journeymaker’s first-ever Cork Week, and the 2021 J/111 UK National Champion, loved racing on the Cork Harbour Course today.

12 July 2022 By Tom Collins [email protected] With a longstanding history and commitment to supporting maritime leisure and recreation, the Port of Cork ...

Gavin Deane, General Manager of The Royal Cork Yacht Club stated, “We would like to extend a huge thanks to The Port of Cork, who has supported Volvo Cork Week for over 30 years. Young people, usually from areas of disadvantage, have the opportunity to learn to sail onboard tall ships such as the Brian Ború, Irish Sea Explorer and other vessels around the world. Cork harbour offers very sheltered and smooth sailing conditions with high winds – the perfect conditions for sailing and racing.