Round Ireland Yacht Race 2010

The Round Ireland Yacht Race 2010, run by Wicklow Sailing Club, begins at 12:00 hrs on 20th June at Wicklow.
Visit the dedicated race website HERE and follow the progress of the competitors on the Race Tracker HERE. Plenty of fun is being provided onshore as well at the Round Ireland Sailfest Festival, for more information click HERE. Sailpix Ireland will be aboard Round Ireland entrant Miss Scarlett - IRL 4763 and will bring you the best of the action at the end of the race.

Wicklow Sailing Club - Round Ireland Yacht Race 2010 Sailfest (Copyright 2010 Sailpix Ireland)

 

Round Ireland Yacht Race entrant Miss Scarlett - IRL 4763 at Wicklow Harbour (Copyright 2010 Sailpix Ireland)

Sea Stallion from Glendalough (Havhingsten fra Glendalough) in Wicklow Harbour

 

Sea Stallion from Glendalough/Havhingsten fra Glendalough in Wicklow Harbour (Copyright 2008 Sailpix Ireland)

Sea Stallion from Glendalough in Wicklow Harbour waiting for favourable weather conditions before continuing its 1,400 nautical mile return voyage to Roskilde Fjord, Denmark.

Special thanks to crew member Werner Karrasch, staff photographer Vikingeskibs Museet, for a very informative guided tour.

Photo Gallery HERE (or click on photo above)

Sea Stallion Position Updates:
12:30 hrs Sun 06/07 left Wicklow bound for Portsmouth.
09:00 hrs Tues 08/07 south of Falmouth having rounded Land's End.
21:45 hrs Tues 08/07 in Torquay Harbour to allow crew sleep.

21:20 hrs Thurs 10/07 south of Bournemouth heading Isle of Wight.
11:00 hrs Fri 11/07 in Portsmouth Harbour.
13:00 hrs Mon 14/07 left Portsmouth bound for Ramsgate.
10:30 hrs Tue 15/07 in Ramsgate Harbour.

21:27 hrs Wed 17/07 SSE of Lowestoft heading NNE.

01:00 hrs Thu 18/07 in Lowestoft Harbour.

08:50 hrs Tue 22/07 still in Lowestoft awaiting favourable winds.

17:20 hrs Tue 29/07 crossing the North Sea towards the Netherlands.

14:25 hrs Wed 30/07 in Den Helder, Netherlands.

09:05 hrs Fri 01/08 outside Dan Helder heading to Denmark.

11:00 hrs Sat 02/08 sailing NE towards Thyborøn. Wind from SW.
12:20 hrs Sun 03/08 in the Limfjord heading for Glyngøre.
16:30 hrs Mon 04/08 in the Limfjord heading for the Kattegat.
23:30 hrs Mon 04/08 in Hals, east Jutland.
10:45 hrs Tue 05/08 in the Kattegat heading SE to Isefjorden.

10:55 hrs Wed 06/08 at Kongsøre in the Isefjord.
10:40 hrs Thu 07/08 heading for Roskilde Fjord.

23:10 hrs Thu 07/08 in Gershøj, Roskilde Fjord.

13:00 hrs Sat 09/08 rowing, in sight of its final destination at Roskilde.
Final Update:

14:00 hrs Sat 09/08 moored in Roskilde - historic voyage ends.

Sea Stallion's current position - HERE

Ireland West - Winner of the Round Ireland Yacht Race 2008

Ireland West - Winner Round Ireland Yacht Race 2008 (Copyright 2008 Sailpix Ireland)

 

Congratulations to Ireland West, skipper Aodhan Fitzgerland, Galway Bay Sailing Club and crew Larry Hynes, Niall Spain, Seamas Moneley, Nigel Moss, Darach O Tuairisg, Martin Doran, Diarmuid McMahon, Tomas O Shea and Philip McCafferty - worthy Winners of the 2008 Round Ireland Yacht Race.
Wicklow Harbour, 26 June 2008.

Photo Gallery HERE (or click on photo above)

It's official: the rainbow ends at Wicklow Harbour!

 

For this year's entrants to the Round Ireland Yacht Race, the rainbow really does end at Wicklow Harbour!
2008 entrants White Tiger - IRL 4470, Kinsale Yacht Club and Aquelina - IRL 1661, Arklow Sailing Club in the foreground.

Wicklow RNLI Lifeboat Station and Wicklow Sailing Club in the centre of the photograph.
 
Wicklow Harbour, 26 June 2008.
 
Photo Gallery HERE

Mission Accomplished! Leopard 3 takes Line Honours & sets new Round Ireland Yacht Race record: 65 hours, 48 minutes and 47 seconds

 

Crew members of ICAP Leopard 3 being welcomed ashore at Wicklow (Copyright 2008 Sailpix Ireland)

A deservedly happy skipper, Chris Sherlock and several of Leopard 3's crew come ashore at Wicklow Harbour after taking Line Honours in the 2008 Round Ireland Yacht Race and setting a very impressive new record in the process. The crew receive a warm welcome from Commodore John Johnson and the race organisers at Wicklow Sailing Club. Click on any of the photos for the full story (link to official race website).

Meanwhile (bottom photo), Leopard 3, having barely coming to a halt after crossing the finish line outside Wicklow Harbour, immediately departs for Southampton for her next challenge, The Round The Island (of Wight) Race on June 28th.

Round Ireland over, ICAP Leopard 3 sets sail for Southampton (Copyright 2008 Sailpix Ireland)

2008 Round Ireland Yacht Race - Start postponed until 12 noon Sunday June 22nd.

 

Wicklow Harbour on the eve of the 2008 Round Ireland Yacht Race (Copyright 2008 Sailpix Ireland)

Forecasts of strong gale force nine winds today (Saturday, June 21st) caused the temporary postponement of the 2008 Round Ireland Yacht Race. The race, organised by Wicklow Sailing Club, is due to start at 12 noon on Sunday, June 22nd. No further delays are anticipated.
On the eve of what promises to be a record breaking event, the fleet waited out the bad weather at Dun Laoghaire and Wicklow harbours. Race favourite Mike Slade's Leopard 3 is hoping to set a new record time for the event.

Photo Gallery HERE (or click on photo above)