Calves Week Sailing, West Cork, Ireland. Schedule and Race Results
Simon O’Keeffe of Schull is “Sailor of the Month (Regatta)” for August
1st September 2022 Sailor of the Month
It’s a mixed blessing being the curator-owner of a boat designed and built by a direct ancestor in your home-port town 120 years ago. But Simon O’Keeffe of Schull has turned a challenge into a triumph by commissioning classic boat-builder…
The weather gods were partially kind to Schull on Friday with a fickle north westerly wind of 4 to 15 knots and intermittent sunshine on the final day of Calves Week 2022. Once again, all seven fleets had an in-harbour start…
The notorious variable northerly wind in Schull Harbour, West Cork, created a problem for Calves Week OD Alan Crosbie, who cleverly devised a short cross harbour starting beat before sending the various fleets on an interesting inter-island three-hour course around…
Fastnet Race Win Gives O'Higgins The Calves Week Lead in West Cork (Photo Gallery & Results Here!)
4th August 2022 Calves Week
After a miserable 48 hours of fog and rain, the weather gods finally cast a benevolent eye on Schull on Wednesday. Calves Week competitors were greeted with a clear blue sky and steady 15 knots of westerly wind. Race Officer Alan Crosbie started all seven fleets in the inner…
Competitors in Calves Week, Schull in West Cork were greeted with damp grey conditions on Tuesday morning and the sight of the dreaded AP flag flying from the event centre as OD Alan Crosbie contemplated on how to deal with…
Six Boat Zero Class as Calves Week 2022 Regatta Class Allocations are Released
1st August 2022 Calves Week
Calves Week 2022 Handicapping Committee has published class allocations for this week's 70-boat fleet along with the initial ECHO handicaps, and these are downloadable below. As Afloat previously reported, racing will be over seven classes with everything from the latest "hi-tech"…
The sailing instructions for next week's Calves Week in West Cork have been published on the dedicated competitors' WhatsApp group, Calves Week Notice Board” which acts as the official notice board for the event. The entry for the regatta was previewed…
Calves Week 2022 and West Cork's Festival of Yacht Racing Starts on July 30
22nd July 2022 Calves Week
The West Cork festival of yacht racing kicks off on Saturday, July 30th, when SCORA will start an offshore race from Kinsale to Baltimore at 8 am. This race replaces the traditional overnight one from Crosshaven, which had suffered from…
Schull Harbour Sailing Club is already preparing for Calves Week in August and has issued the Notice of Race for the West Cork major annual event. “After all the uncertainty which the pandemic created for the past few years, we…
Royal Ulster Foray to West Cork's Calves Week Proves Fruitful for Mahon's Belfast Lough Quarter Tonner
8th August 2021 Quarter Ton
Martin Mahon from Courtown Sailing Club in North Wexford is also a member of Royal Ulster Yacht Club in Bangor, having lived in Holywood on the south side of Belfast Lough for some years. He regularly sails his Joubert-Nievelt 1/4…
The overall lead changed in two of the four IRC classes on the final day of Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Calves Week 2021 Regatta that sees East coast visitors winning in Division Zero/One and Two. The top three IRC divisions of Calves…
Greystones J/122 Kaya Takes the Lead in Class Zero/One at Calves Week Regatta
6th August 2021 Calves Week
Stronger winds on the third day of Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Calves Week 2021 Regatta has swept a new leader to the top of the biggest IRC Class. The solid 16-knot breeze also brought changes to the class three and four leaderboards. With…
O'Leary's Modified 1720 Stays Top of Calves Week Regatta after Fastnet Rock Race
5th August 2021 Calves Week
The modified 1720 sportsboat Antix Beag skippered by Anthony O'Leary of Royal Cork Yacht Club continues to lead the biggest class of Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Calves Week 2021 Regatta. After Wednesday's race around the Fastnet Rock, O'Leary has managed to stay in front of…
Despite a strong fleet of visiting yachts to the West Cork coast for the opening race of Schull Harbour Sailing Club's Calves Week 2021 Regatta, Munster entries lead in all IRC divisions except one after a round the islands race for all classes…
Rockabill VI to Defend Calves Week Title With New Challengers on the Water in West Cork
2nd August 2021 West Cork
Paul O'Higgins' JPK 10.80 Rockabill VI, whose victory in both divisions in 2019 clinched him the overall title, will defend on Tuesday in the first of four races to decide Calves Week Regatta 2021 in West Cork. A fleet of 36…
Schull Harbour Sailing Club Confirms Calves Week Regatta 2021 for August 3-6 in West Cork
12th May 2021 West Cork
The Commodore of Schull Harbour Sailing Club, Sean Norris, has confirmed that the 2021 Calves Week Regatta in West Cork is going ahead as planned in August. Calves Week has had a strong interest and has received 17 entries across all…
