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Cork Week 2024. Sailing News from Royal Cork Yacht Club's International Regatta
British IRC Champ Returns to Home Waters for Volvo Cork Week
#corkweek – National Champions from Ireland, Great Britain will be in County Cork joining over 2000 sailors at the Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven for Ireland's longest running sailing regatta - Volvo Cork Week.Class winners from the 2014 Irish and…
Less Than Five Weeks to Volvo Cork Week, Royal Cork's 'Showcase' Event
#corkweek – With less than five weeks to the start of Volvo Cork Week, the Royal Cork Yacht Club is ramping up preparations for their biennial regatta, which has been run by the world's oldest yacht club since 1978 writes…
Half of Volvo Cork Week Fleet is Irish, Eighty Yachts Entered So Far
#corkweek – Over 80 yachts have now confirmed their entry for Volvo Cork Week writes Louay Habib. More than half the yachts are Irish and a strong contingent of British yachts will be looking to take on the best that…
Commodore's Cuppers Line Up for Volvo Cork Week
#corkweek – With Volvo Cork Week taking place just two weeks before this summer's  Dolphin Commodores' Cup, competing teams are eyeing up Volvo Cork Week as an ideal training event for the inter–country competition. Early entries for Volvo Cork Week…
Royal Cork Yacht Club Boost as Volvo Sponsors Cork Week
#corkweek – Royal Cork Yacht Club has described the weekend signing of its new sponsor for Cork Week as 'a new chapter' for Ireland's longest running international regatta week. News of the new title sponsorship broke on Friday. Cork Week is…
Volvo Cork Week – Royal Cork Yacht Club Land New Title Sponsor for 2014 Regatta
#corkweek – July's Royal Cork Yacht Club's Cork Week regatta will share the same title sponsor as Dun Laoghaire regatta according to this morning's Irish Times Sailing Column. It's a move that gives the Swedish car marque the headline name to both…
J109s to Settle National Title at Cork Week 2014
#corkweek – Since 1978, sailors from Ireland and all over the world have enjoyed Cork Week writes Louay Habib. One of Ireland's top regattas has evolved over the years, taking into consideration the changes within the sport but the sailing…
Cork Week 2014 Announces Some Key Changes Including Cost Reductions
#corkweek – Cork Week 2014 is well underway and the management team has been making plans for Ireland's longest running and 'most prestigious' regatta. The sailing grounds in Cork Harbour and the Atlantic approaches offer a fantastic variety of sailing…
Royal Cork's Roche to Chair Cork Week Regatta 2014
#corkweek – Royal Cork Yacht Club's Rear Admiral John Roche is to Chair Cork Week 2014, scheduled to run from July 5th to 11th next year.
Cork Week 2012 Closes with Harbour Course Centrepiece
#corkweek – Like a fine seafood platter, Cork Week dishes up a huge variety of courses and today's Harbour Race was the centrepiece of a phenomenal week of racing. The entire international fleet racing at Cork Week enjoyed a scenic…
Dutch Yacht Proves Unstoppable at Cork Week
#corkweek – The penultimate day of Cork Week will be remembered for some seriously feisty weather, torrential rain overnight continued through the morning and a thick sea fog and a building sea state produced what the Crosshaven locals call 'proper…
Cork Week Buzz Continues This Week at Royal Cork
#corkweek – It may be a 'boutique' edition of Cork Week but there is a fantastic buzz at the Royal Cork Yacht Club and with the sun bursting through the clouds and a moderate to fresh breeze of 15 -…
RNLI Lifeboat Launches for Cork Week Yacht
#rnli – Crosshaven RNLI lifeboat were tasked to a collision between two racing yachts, South of Roches Point competing at this afternoon's Cork Week regatta. The initial information was that one of the yachts was taking on water. Crosshaven lifeboat…
Cork Week Conquest Continues for Dutch Crew in Action Packed Day Two
#corkweek – A gentle breeze building to 18 knots of breeze towards the close of play brought the second day of Cork week to a fitting climax writes Louay Habib. Crew in the 101 boat fleet were hiking hard and…
Vroon Takes First Gun at Cork Week 2012. Sailing Photos Here!
#corkweek – Former Round Ireland champion Piet Vroon's Dutch Ker 46, Tonnerre de Breskens won both of today's opening races at Cork week 2012 writes Louay Habib. There was a gentle but unpredictable start to Cork Week 2012 today when…
Cork Week 2012 is Underway as Fleet Set Sail from Royal Cork
#corkweek2012 – Last night's Upbeat Opening to Cork Week 2012 took place in a mood of palpable optimism and with the expectancy of a wonderful week ahead writes Claire Bateman. SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS! The buoyant mood…