The 37-foot classic yacht Persephone, the 1919 classic Erin, the famous Opposition (Ex Morning Cloud), and Cork Harbour One Designs Jap and Elsie are amongst the famous classic racing yachts making their way to Cork for the legendary Volvo Cork Week taking place in Crosshaven from 11-15 July. …
With one week to go, here is an update from our race and shoreside teams-
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By Louay Habib with images from Bob Bateman and Rick Tomlinson..
Racing at Volvo Cork Week starts 11th of July, after a four-year hiatus. The Royal Cork Yacht Club was 300 years old in 2020, but due to Covid the regatta couldn’t happen. Waiting two more years to celebrate the first tricentenary of any yacht club has not blunted the enthusiasm for Volvo Cork Week, if anything, the legendary Craic of Crosshaven will be bigger than ever.The international fleet is approaching close to 200 boats for Volvo Cork Week, and the majority will be racing under IRC and ECHO Rules for the Irish ICRA National Championships. …
Looking for a great family day out this July? Then you won’t want to miss the Volvo Cork Week Family Day on Sunday 10th July from 12-5pm. There will be fun, education, and nautical adventure for families across the whole village of Crosshaven from the Royal Cork Yacht Club to Camden Fort Meagher and everywhere in between. …
Loads of info release this week including the class bands, new line of Musto merchandise, updated social programme and much more.
Class Bands Released
The class bands and fleets are now finalised for the ICRA Nationals which takes place as part of Volvo Cork Week this year. With the fleet split across Classes 0,1,2,3 along with Non Spinnaker and Coastal, ICRA trophies and Irish Sailing Medals will be up for grabs for the winners. The Nationals, like the Round Ireland, is a Category 1 ICRA event thus carries a double weighting towards the ICRA Boat Of The Year. Full detail on entries and bands here.Musto Range LaunchedMusto’s range of Volvo Cork Week 2022 merchandise is now available …
