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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…

Like many sports, sailing has a number of “Holy Grails” that participants in the sport aspire to achieve. Among the more prominent longstanding ones on the international calendar are the Fastnet Race and the Sydney to Hobart Race, and for…

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…

The south coast regatta season is in full swing, and Kinsale was the place to be at the weekend for sailing activities and a spectacular fireworks display set off from the commanding position of James Fort at Kinsale Harbour. The…

Fionn Lyden's 'Spiced Beef' of the host club was the overall winner of the weekend's 1720 Baltimore Cup raced under the burgee of Baltimore Sailing Club in West Cork. Lyden built on his overnight lead to be six points clear…

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…

In its 224th year this August weekend, Kinsale Regatta is claimed to be “the oldest regatta in Ireland.” The varied regatta programme includes sailing for both Cruisers and Dinghies. There will be racing for Cruiser Classes 1,2, and 3 and…

A West Cork seafood business says it is scaling up salmon processing and reducing its environmental footprint with help from a Brexit support scheme. Keohane Seafoods in Bantry, Co Cork, is one of 44 projects to share in a €26.8 million…

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…

Growler (G. Horgan) took home the trophy at the Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Summer cruiser league's Tadg Dwyer Trophy Race on Saturday. Dave O’Brien’s Aphrodite came in second, while John McGowan’s Mackey G took third place. This was the eighth…

The Baltimore RNLI provided a medical evacuation on Sunday morning, July 30th, from Sherkin Island located off Baltimore in West Cork. The request for assistance came from the Irish Coast Guard to evacuate an injured man from the island. The…

Castletownbere lifeboat was dispatched to help a man whose speedboat was having difficulty off the West Cork coast this afternoon. The Irish Coast Guard's Marine Research Coordination Centre in Valentia received reports that a 17' speedboat with one person aboard…

Baltimore RNLI responded to a distress call on Thursday, 27 July, to assist a 12m sailing yacht with engine failure near Baltimore Harbour, West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 7 pm after the Coast Guard requested…

Bere Island in West Cork has scheduled its annual regatta for August 8-13. "Always popular and packed with fun, races, and games," say the organisers. Bere Island has its own Watersports Club and sailing programme, which includes sail training weeks…

The three Mizen Peninsula Sailing Clubs have announced a new West Cork interclub race.  "The 3 Sq Miles Cup" will see cruisers from Schull Harbour Sailing Club, Baltimore Sailing Club and Crookhaven Harbour Sailing Club race for a new trophy…

Baltimore RNLI were called out to a medical emergency on Thursday evening (20 July) to Heir Island off the coast of West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 5.06pm following a request from the Irish Coast…