23/01/2012
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Jamie Young is entering the Frers 50′ “Killary Flyer” in the Round Rockall Race 2012. We’re especially pleased to welcome Jamie, because without him there would be no Round Rockall Race! Jamie took part in the OSTAR in 1976 and … Continue reading
11/11/2011
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Torsten Messer from Germany has entered the 53′ “Bank von Bremen” in the Round Rockall Race. The boat is the latest of a series commissioned by SKWB, or “The Arms of Bremen”, a sailing group founded in 1934. The boat … Continue reading
14/10/2011
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Ralph Villiger from Switzerland will be competing in the Round Rockall Race 2012 on Ntombifuti, a 40′ aluminium DuBois design. Ralph completed the Azores and Back Race (AZAB) on Ntombifuti in 2011. You can read more on Ralph’s website.
05/10/2011
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Competitors can now register online for the Round Rockall Race 2012. The Online Entry Form is here. Or you can visit our new Competitor Page where you will find links for the Notice of Race, information on the ISAF Offshore … Continue reading
13/07/2011
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The keen-eyed among you will notice our new-look website. We’ve reformatted everything, combined the blog and the main site, and jiggled the info around a bit. Hope it doesn’t offend anyone! The even-keener-eyed among you will have noticed the Galway … Continue reading
17/02/2011
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Didn’t you? Well we didn’t. Our man Aodhán Fitzgerald has been working on the NOR and tootled off to Newfoundland recently in his official capacity with the Irish Marine Institute. Here’s one of his photos of the RV Celtic Explorer … Continue reading
07/02/2011
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Is on a laptop. Which is on its way across the Atlantic. In a Force 10 gale. With 76 knot winds. Luckily, the vessel containing the laptop is 65M long and making over 5 knots. So please sit tight and … Continue reading
10/01/2011
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Since announcing the race in June, eleven boats have registered their interest in competing in the inaugural Round Rockall Race which will start from Galway in June 2012. The breakdown by country and class is as follows: COUNTRY IRL – … Continue reading
06/12/2010
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The Rock has been in the news again of late, with Denmark submitting “scientific proofs of ownership” to the United Nations. (There’s a piece on RTÉ.ie about it here). Ireland and the United Kingdom submitted similar proofs in 2009, so … Continue reading
14/10/2010
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