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01 November 2010
Round Ireland Yacht Race 2010 Prize-giving
This year's Round Ireland Yacht Race presentation of trophies took place at a very successful Presentation Dinner held in The Parkview Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow on the 30th October, 2010. Hosted by Wicklow Sailing Club, the event was compèred by Commodore Charlie Kavanagh and addressed by Roy Conway, Director of Conway Media Limited, race sponsor. Race organiser Denis Noonan, assisted by daughter Jacky, made the presentation of trophies with the highest award going to Tonnerre de Breskens 3 and skipper Piet Vroon.
List of Trophy Winners and Photo Gallery HERE.
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| Piet Vroon (on right), skipper Tonnerre de Breskens 3 (Copyright 2010 Sailpix Ireland) |
List of Trophy Winners and Photo Gallery HERE.
15 October 2010
Dublin Bay Sailing Club Turkey Shoot 2010
Dublin Bay Sailing Club's ever popular Turkey Shoot is back. This year's event has once again been kindly sponsored by loyal supporter Viking Marine. Assistance is also being provided by Dun Laoghaire Marina.
The seven race modified ECHO series for cruisers, cruising boats, one-designs and boats that normally don't race will be held between 07 November and 19 December 2010.
Entry Forms are available from the marina office and waterfront clubs or can be downloaded HERE. Entries to the marina office before Tuesday 02 November.
First gun will be at 10:10 hrs on Sunday morning, 07 November with food available to competitors after racing in the Royal Irish Yacht Club.
The seven race modified ECHO series for cruisers, cruising boats, one-designs and boats that normally don't race will be held between 07 November and 19 December 2010.
Entry Forms are available from the marina office and waterfront clubs or can be downloaded HERE. Entries to the marina office before Tuesday 02 November.
First gun will be at 10:10 hrs on Sunday morning, 07 November with food available to competitors after racing in the Royal Irish Yacht Club.
12 October 2010
Raging Bull wins ISORA 2010 by a nose
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| Raging Bull - IRL 9666, ISORA 2010 Champion (Copyright 2010 Sailpix Ireland) |
Congratulations to Raging Bull - IRL 9666, skipper and crew, ISORA 2010 Champions having pipped Just Enough - GBR 6912T by a mere two points in the overall rankings.
This year's successful, challenging and memorable eight offshore race series would not have been possible were it not for the determined vision and enormous organisational and co-operative skills demonstrated by all at the Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association and Royal Alfred Yacht Club. Take a bow!
06 October 2010
Seconds from disaster
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| In challenging conditions, Pwllhelli RNLI lifeboat prepares to tow the yacht Galasma. (Photo: Hanna Nuuttila) |
Today I received through my letterbox a letter from Ken Robertson, ALB (All-Weather Lifeboat) Coxswain at Dun Laoghaire RNLI Lifeboat Station, appealing for support.
Included in the envelope was a small print of the above award-winning photograph entitled: 'Seconds from disaster'. It brilliantly captures the rough sea state and bad weather conditions during the rescue of the 35-foot Southerly yacht Galasma by the combined efforts of New Quay and Pwllheli RNLI Mersey Class all-weather lifeboats. The drama unfolded in the Irish Sea on the 6th September 2008.
I came across some controversial but interesting opinions held by one Oliver Shaw about the options he suggests the skipper of the Galasma had on the day at 'Rescue Photograph wins Award for Volunteer' (on the website sail-world.com); well worth the read if you have the time and proof that a good photograph can spark off a lively debate.
It was good to see that the print of the photograph
was properly credited to the photographer - Hanna Nuuttila. Hanna is a volunteer crewmember at New Quay RNLI Lifeboat Station in Wales. The photograph deservedly earned her the accolade of 'RNLI Photographer of the Year 2008'.A marine biologist by profession, Hanna Nuuttila has been carrying out some interesting research into the behaviour of dolphins and porpoises in Cardigan Bay of which you can read more at: 'Dolphins bully porpoises, researcher discovers' (link to an article in The Guardian newspaper on 11 May 2010). Further information about Hanna's interesting marine activities can be found at www.seamor.org
Credit: Photo of Hanna Nuuttila with her award courtesy RNLI.
Back to RNLI Coxswain Ken Robertson's appeal...
Our volunteers are unpaid and risk their lives to save others. Without your help they couldn't rescue anyone. It costs over €30 to keep one of our lifeboats running at full speed for 5 minutes. The 5 vital minutes that your €30 (donation to the RNLI) could buy might make the difference between life and death for someone freezing in the icy waters off our shores.Interested in making that difference? If so, please click on How to Support the RNLI (link to RNLI official website).
28 September 2010
Official Game set to be a Winner for Volvo Ocean Race
The wait is over for the fans of the Volvo Ocean Race Game. The extremely popular online game will be back for the next edition of the race, as the contract has now been signed between Volvo Ocean Race S.L.U and United Games, the designers of the Official Game. The game is set to be bigger and better than before with new features being tested already to improve the technical and tactical elements for the players.
Over 220,000 players participated in the game during the course of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race, with prizes being given on every leg. The overall race winner was Dutch player Powerof7, whose hard work won him a Volvo C30.
The new and improved game will offer players more functionality to steer and manage their virtual Volvo Open 70s and their crew at the same time. Another exciting addition will be the new In-Port racing feature. These improvements and more will be tested prior to the start next year in a Beta version of the game. United Games and Volvo Ocean Race will be looking for volunteers to play this test game and will be publishing details on how the public can sign up early next year.
Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, is very pleased with the continued partnership with United Games. “This is great news for the Volvo Ocean Race, as the Game was a huge success story from the past edition. It caught so many people’s imaginations and got thousands of people hooked into offshore racing. Of course, you can play the game from your home but some of the players were just as sleep-deprived as the crews on the boats; many people took it very seriously indeed. We can’t wait to see the improvements and get the feedback from the fans. I am sure this edition of the game will be even more of a success than the last.”
Marijn Harinck, CEO of United Games, said: “We’re excited about continuing to work with the Volvo Ocean Race. We’re committed to creating an even more engaging challenge for our players this time. The new version of the game will offer tons of new features including advanced weather options, routing options and integrated social media elements such as Twitter. The game will also be playable on social networks as well as on the leading smartphone platforms making it easier for players to stay on the right course.”
The largest online sailing community will set virtual sails again with the Volvo Ocean Race 2011–12.
Sign up for newsletters announcing key dates for the gamers at http://www.volvooceanrace.com/multimedia/game/
For more information on the Volvo Ocean Race, please visit www.VolvoOceanRace.com
Over 220,000 players participated in the game during the course of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race, with prizes being given on every leg. The overall race winner was Dutch player Powerof7, whose hard work won him a Volvo C30.
The new and improved game will offer players more functionality to steer and manage their virtual Volvo Open 70s and their crew at the same time. Another exciting addition will be the new In-Port racing feature. These improvements and more will be tested prior to the start next year in a Beta version of the game. United Games and Volvo Ocean Race will be looking for volunteers to play this test game and will be publishing details on how the public can sign up early next year.
Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, is very pleased with the continued partnership with United Games. “This is great news for the Volvo Ocean Race, as the Game was a huge success story from the past edition. It caught so many people’s imaginations and got thousands of people hooked into offshore racing. Of course, you can play the game from your home but some of the players were just as sleep-deprived as the crews on the boats; many people took it very seriously indeed. We can’t wait to see the improvements and get the feedback from the fans. I am sure this edition of the game will be even more of a success than the last.”
Marijn Harinck, CEO of United Games, said: “We’re excited about continuing to work with the Volvo Ocean Race. We’re committed to creating an even more engaging challenge for our players this time. The new version of the game will offer tons of new features including advanced weather options, routing options and integrated social media elements such as Twitter. The game will also be playable on social networks as well as on the leading smartphone platforms making it easier for players to stay on the right course.”
The largest online sailing community will set virtual sails again with the Volvo Ocean Race 2011–12.
Sign up for newsletters announcing key dates for the gamers at http://www.volvooceanrace.com/multimedia/game/
For more information on the Volvo Ocean Race, please visit www.VolvoOceanRace.com
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