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14/10/2010
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Category Archives: The Race
20/06/2010
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RSS feed. What’s that about?
If you want to subscribe to this blog in an RSS reader, you can just click on the RSS logo on this page and away you go. If you’re unfamiliar with RSS don’t panic, it’s just a nifty way of … Continue reading
20/06/2010
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Two hands better than one?
So far – and it is very early days – the greatest interest we’ve had is from people wanting to do the race short-handed, with two-up just ahead of solo. It will be interesting to see who makes the start … Continue reading
20/06/2010
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Leave Galway, turn right.
We’ve had a few discussions on what the course for the Round Rockall Race should be. At the moment we’re most inclined to keep it simple and let competitors decide how to handle the trip up the West coast. That … Continue reading
18/06/2010
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Afloat’s extended offshore podcast
Aodhán Fitzgerald talks to Afloat’s Markham Nolan about the Round Rockall Race in their special extended offshore podcast that coincides with this weekends start of the Round Ireland. Ya gotta love midsummer, it’s all go! You can listen to the podcast … Continue reading
17/06/2010
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The best at sleeping wins…
Great piece here on single-handed sailing, from the Solo Offshore Racing Club (SORC). We are committed to supporting solo and two-handed entries. So get busy!
16/06/2010
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Waveland.
June 15th 1997. Three members of Greenpeace colonise Rockall and declare a new global state, Waveland. Here’s the text of the original press release, taken from: http://archive.greenpeace.org/majordomo/index-press-releases/1997/msg00182.html (Maybe June 15th would be a good date to start the race? Hmmmm). … Continue reading
15/06/2010
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Stickers have gone to print…
All you peeps looking for stickers – and there have been a surprising amount of you! – will be sorted in the next two weeks.
15/06/2010
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Big wave!
Oceanographic lore, backed up by science, has it that some of the largest waves ever recorded were in the vicinity of the Rockall Trough. (In Winter, it has to be said). One such monster is mentioned here, and here. I was there … Continue reading
13/06/2010
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Your suggestions so far have included…
A wi-fi hotspot. An Irish bar. Tea and sandwiches. Accommodation for competitors. (!) Extra points for reaching the summit. A t-shirt stall. I’m loving the wi-fi…