Day 5 Fleet arrives in Wicklow as weather set to freshen in Round Ireland Race
Wicklow, Co. Wicklow, 20 June 2026: Classe 40 entry VSF (France) became the second boat to complete the 704-mile Round Ireland race, winning its [...]
Day 4 Khumbu takes line honours in Round Ireland Race as countdown to overall win begins
Wicklow, Co. Wicklow, 24 June 2026: Guy Gillon’s Khumbu crosses the finishing line to take ‘line honours’ in the Round Ireland Race 2026 after [...]
Day 3 All eyes turn to leader for signs of Round Ireland Race outcome
Guy Gillon's Khumbu leads the field on the water as the finishing-line beckons for the 704 nautical-mile Round Ireland Race. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport [...]
Day 2 Anxious night ahead for Round Ireland Race fleet off Atlantic seaboard
Graeme Lewis skippered Venemous at the start of the 704 nautical-mile Round Ireland Race. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport After 48 hours of non-stop [...]
Day 1 Glorious conditions along Cork coast after opening 24 hours of Round Ireland Race
The 53 boat fleet crosses the starting-line off Wicklow Pier on Saturday in fine conditions ahead of their 704 nautical-mile Round Ireland Race. Photograph: [...]
Tom joins Gery ahead of Round Ireland Race start on Saturday
Prime Suspect entered by Keith Miller competing for the Kilmore Quay Boat Club crosses tacks with American yacht Hiro Maru entered by Hiroshi Nakajima [...]
Large fleet gathering ahead of Wicklow start to Round Ireland Race
Coquine entered by Alan Hannon competing for the Royal Ocean Racing Club and Elixir entered by Ryan Wilson competing for Quoile Yacht Club racing [...]
SSE Renewables Round Ireland Yacht Race Postponed Until August 22nd 2020
Wicklow Sailing Club has postponed by two months the start of the 2020 SSE Renewables Round Ireland Yacht Race due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The [...]
Thank you George
After setting a new record in the Volvo Round Ireland race Rambler 88 took a number of the junior members from Wicklow sailing club on [...]
RaceStart
The 2016 Volvo Round Ireland Yacht race gets underway. The Mono-hull fleet, with some 56 boat, gets away first Followed just 10 minutes later by the [...]