ICRA National Championships 2026 – A Superb Event
Irish Cruiser Racing Association Cork Week 2026 press release The Irish Cruiser Racing Association would like to thank the Royal Cork Yacht Club for hosting the National ICRA Championships in conjunction with Cork Week 2026 from the 6th to 10th July. Cork Week Day 2 Tuesday 7 July 2026El SydPhoto Rick Tomlinson The regatta attracted a large and diverse fleet across eight classes, offering strong competition in all of the IRC, [...]
BLT’s Perfect Eight Seals Cork Week Overall Win
Cork Week 2026 – Final Report Friday 10 July 2026 Cork Week Friday 10 July 2026Awards Ceremony at the Royal Cork Yacht ClubBLT Sam Laidlaw Cork Week Best Performance Overall winner of the Kinsale KettlePhoto Rick Tomlinson Sam Laidlaw’s Royal Yacht Squadron Quarter Tonner BLT completed a perfect Cork Week, winning all eight races sailed in IRC Three to win the overall prize for Cork Week, the Kinsale Kettle. BLT was [...]
Cork Week Momentum Builds on Penultimate Day
For Race Day Four on Thursday 9 July, Cork Week returned to a varied programme after Wednesday’s Harbour Race. IRC 0 and IRC 1, together with IRC 2 and IRC 3, were back on laid-course racing, while Coastal 1 & 2, the Non-Spinnaker fleet and the Beaufort Cup headed out on coastal courses. A light southerly wind was sufficient for racing to go ahead but it was not stable enough for the Etchells [...]
From Fog to Full Fleet: Cork Week’s Harbour Race Takes Centre Stage
Cork Week 2026 – Race Day 3 Report Wednesday 08 July 2026 Race Day Three at Cork Week began under an eerie blanket of thick fog, with racing delayed as sea mist engulfed Cork Harbour and its approaches. Eventually, a south-westerly breeze swept through to lift the curtain on one of the regatta’s great stages: the iconic Cork Harbour, widely regarded as the world’s second-largest natural harbour. When the mist finally cleared, the [...]
Sunshine, Sea Breeze and a Fastnet Thriller at Cork Week
Cork Week 2026 – Race Day 2 Report Tuesday 07 July 2026 Brilliant sunshine greeted competitors for Race Day Two at Cork Week 2026 on Tuesday 7 July, with Crosshaven and Cork Harbour bathed in summer light from early morning. A north-westerly gradient breeze was in place before racing, but by the time the fleets were getting underway the breeze had swung south-westerly, and the tide had gone with the breeze for a [...]
Cork Week 2026 John Paul Construction BBQ Bash – Thurs 9th July 2026
Adult €16.95 Child €12.50 Vegetarian Option €16.95 Bookings can be made Here EARLY BOOKING ESSENTIAL