The 1st Round Rockall Race will take place from Galway, Ireland in June 2012. Organised by Galway Bay Sailing Club and the Round Rockall Race Committee, the 650nm yacht race will depart from Galway Bay, round the islet of Rockall in the North Atlantic Ocean and finish in Galway Bay. The race will coincide with the finish in Galway of the 2011/12 Volvo Ocean Race.
Rockall
Wikipedia defines Rockall as “an extremely small, uninhabited, remote rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean”. It is the tip of an undersea rock formation located at Lat. 57° 36′ 20” N, Long. 13° 41′ 32” W or thereabouts. It is approximately 301.4 kilometres (187.3 mi) west of the islands of St. Kilda, Scotland, and 430 kilometres (267.2 mi) north-west of Donegal in Ireland.
Ownership of Rockall is disputed by the Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Iceland. While Rockall has attracted adventurers and eccentrics for many years, we like to think we’re on the adventure side of the equation. Mostly.
Race Entry
Full details of entry requirements are contained in the Notice of Race (NOR) which can be viewed or downloaded by clicking here or you can visit our Competitor page for more information here. The online Entry Form is here - once the Entry Form has been completed you will be automatically transferred to our secure PayPal page for payment of the entry fee. You do not have to have a PayPal account to pay with your credit card.
Race Organisers
The race is organised by Galway Bay Sailing Club and the Round Rockall Race committee.