ISORA 2010 Race 7 and RAYC/Lee Overlay Offshore Series: Night Race Dun Laoghaire to North India Cardinal Mark & back

Irish Sea Offshore Racing Association (ISORA) 2010 Race 7, Dun Laoghaire to North India Cardinal Mark & back Night Race, takes place on Friday 23rd July. It is being organized in conjunction with the Royal Alfred Yacht Club (RAYC)/Lee Overlay Offshore Series using the same start at Scotsman's Bay, 35 nautical mile course (via Muglins to starboard, North India to port, Muglins to port) and finish at Dun Laoghaire Harbour between the piers.

ISORA 2010 Race 7 Sailing Instructions HERE

North India Cardinal Mark approximate position: 53º03'·12N 05º53'·46W

(Source: Reeds Nautical Almanac.)

The COVE Documentary Movie is on More4 on Tues July 20th

Harrowing and powerful, The COVE - Academy Award Winner Best Documentary Feature 2010 - shows in chilling detail the illicit slaughter of dolphins at Taiji, a rural Japanese cove. Watch it on tv, Tues July 20th, on UK Channel More4 @ 22:00 hrs.

The COVE campaign information HERE

Mark Pollock, Round Ireland Competitor - The Latest News

Link to the latest news (in his own words) about Mark Pollock, Round Ireland Yacht Race 2010 competitor: Optimist, Realist or Something Else?
(Source: Mark Pollock's Blog. Published July 18, 2010.)

Update 26 August 2010: Some more posts from Mark on his medical treatment have appeared in recent weeks on his blog. Click on the link for the latest news: 'By Endurance We Conquer.'

Don't forget to leave a comment/response for Mark on his blog.

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.

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)

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