Round Ireland Yacht Race 2010 - Photo Gallery

Becalmed south of Rathlin Island, Miss Scarlett - IRl 4763 (Copyright 2010 Sailpix Ireland)

Congratulations to Tonnerre de Breskens - NED 46 (Ker 46), deserved overall winner of the Round Ireland Yacht Race 2010 having comfortably taken Line Honours in the process. Best wishes to Tonnerre skipper Piet Vroon who had taken ill the night before the race start but who is thankfully back on his feet and up and about again.

Round Ireland Yacht Race 2010 Photo Gallery HERE

Update 11th July 2010:
Best wishes and a speedy return to full health to extraordinary Round Ireland double-handed competitor Mark Pollock who has been seriously injured in an accident since finishing the race.
More details HERE.

Portrush RNLI Lifeboat 'Katie Hannan' rescued

 

The Portrush RNLI Severn Class All-Weather Lifeboat was successfully towed off rocks at Rathlin Island on 15th February 2008. Katie Hannan ran aground in a heavy swell and gale force winds on the 29th January while attempting a rescue. The vessel is currently on her way by barge (the 80-metre long Terra Marique) to a specialist boatyard in Plymouth. There the RNLI will assess the damage and decide on salvage.

Congratulations to all involved in the operation and Best Wishes to the brave crew of the lifeboat Katie Hannan and all at Portrush RNLI.

Story courtesy of the Irish Examiner HERE

Photographs courtesy of RNLI Portrush HERE

Meanwhile, it's business as usual for the RNLI at Portrush with two call-outs for the crew of the relief Severn Class lifeboat Margaret Joan and Fred Nye on the 18th February. The first call out at 04:30 hrs was to a cliff rescue, the second at 22:30 hrs was ironically back to Rathlin Island to bring a sick child to the mainland for treatment.

Update 18 April 2008: The RNLI will provide a permanent replacement Severn class lifeboat for Portrush following the decision not to repair the Katie Hannan.
Full story at: http://www.portrushrnli.com/