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Volvo Cork Week 2002 Thursday 14 July Cape 31 Photo Rick Tomlinson

Volvo Cork Week 2022 awarded Gold Certification by International Clean Regattas Programme

By on January 11, 2023 in Latest, Uncategorized

Volvo Cork Week 2022 has been awarded Gold Certification by the International ‘Sailors for the Sea’ Clean Regatta programme. The Clean Regattas programme is the world’s only sustainability certification for water-based events. The initiative helps people run more environmentally friendly events to protect local waters and beyond, raising the  bar  for ocean  health  around  the  world.

The event Sustainability Committee was led by Sue Walsh and Celine McGrath and was supported by One Green Village, The Community Foundation for Ireland and Irish Sailing, with Regional Development Officer Gail McAllister being particularly helpful.

One Green Village is a Community initiative in the village of Crosshaven looking at how a village can respond collectively to climate change. It received a grant from …

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Ross Deasy, Co-Chair Volvo Cork Week, Annamarie Fegan, Co-Chair Volvo Cork Week, Minister Simon Coveney TD, Mayor of County Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan, Mark Whitaker, JPMG, David Thomas, MD Volvo Car Ireland and Gavin Deane, Royal Cork Yacht Club pictured at the launch of Volvo Cork Week 2022. The legendary world-renowned regatta returns to the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven from 11th-15th July 2022. Highlights include World Class Racing, a Volvo Cork Week Family Fun, and a Volvo Cork Week Ladies Day with Amy Huberman and Brendan Courtney in aid of the Crosshaven RNLI. Corkweek.ie Photos By Gerard McCarthy Photography 087 8537228 More info Niamh Murphy ETC PR & Marketing niamh@e-t-c.ie

Racing Yachts From Around The World to Descend On Cork

By on May 12, 2022 in Latest

The Mayor of County Cork and Minister Simon Coveney launch the Royal Cork Yacht Club’s world-renowned regatta, which will attract global visitors to Cork this July.

Title Sponsors Volvo Car Ireland and key partners are back on board for the highly anticipated week-long sailing event series in and around Cork Harbour.

Highlights include World Class Racing, a Volvo Cork Week Family Fun, and a Volvo Cork Week Ladies Day with Volvo Brand Ambassador Amy Huberman and Brendan Courtney in aid of the Crosshaven RNLI.

Volvo Cork Week has been officially launched by Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs & Minister for Defence, and the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan. The legendary world-renowned regatta returns to …

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Volvo Cork Week 2020 Attracting Entries From Around The World

By on February 27, 2020 in Latest

The Royal Cork Yacht Club, the oldest yacht club in the world, has launched its prestigious Volvo Cork Week 2020 regatta, which will see hundreds of boats and thousands of yachtsmen and women from around the globe compete on the waters around Cork Harbour from July 13th – 17th.

This year’s Volvo Cork Week has extra special significance as it forms a key part of the Royal Cork Yacht Club’s historic ‘Cork300’ celebrations, marking what is the oldest yacht club in the world’s tricentenary.

The world-renowned biennial regatta is already attracting a bumper fleet of entries from all over the world including Monaco, Australia, Hong Kong and San Francisco.  Famous boats already registered include the elegant 60ft gaff cutter ‘Thalia’*, …

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Crosshaven, Co. Cork, 18 July 2018: Racing past Weaver's Point, Crosshaven in the 16 nautical-mile Harbour Race that included a massed start and sailpast the historic town of Cobh at Volvo Cork Week 2018 organised by the Royal Cork Yacht Club. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport Free for editorial use with picture credit

Volvo Cork Week 2020 … Save the Date

By on August 13, 2019 in Latest, Uncategorized

We are delighted to announce the dates for Volvo Cork Week 2020.  Volvo Cork Week 2020 will be hosted on 13th to 18th July 2020 in the Royal Cork Yacht Club.

Volvo Cork Week 2020 is more than just an event…

The 2020 Volvo Cork Week promises to be even more special than ever before.  In 2020 the Royal Cork Yacht Club will be celebrating the 300th anniversary of its founding in 1720.

In 2020 Cork, its harbour and its communities will proudly celebrate all that is on offer to visitors to Irelands Maritime Paradise with a series of events throughout the year.  One of the core events to these celebrations will be Volvo Cork Week 2020, which is the …

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Volvo Cork Week 2018 awarded Gold Certification by International Clean Regattas Programme

By on September 19, 2018 in Latest

 

“No water, no life. No blue, no green.”

– Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer, Mission Blue Foundation

Volvo Cork Week 2018 has been awarded Gold Certification by the International ‘Sailors for the Sea’ Clean Regatta programme with the event sustainability partners MaREI Centre for Marine & Renewable Energy and An Taisce’s Clean Coasts programme.

The Clean Regattas programme is the world’s only sustainability certification for water-based events. The initiative helps people run more environmentally friendly events to protect local waters and beyond, raising  the  bar  for ocean  health  around  the  world.  “We are thrilled to support the Volvo Cork Week in their  efforts  to  educate  participants  on  environmental  protection  by  serving  as  a  model  for  responsible  sailing.”– Robyn Albritton, Sustainability Director, Sailors …

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