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Cork Week - Europe’s best fun regatta
The build up has begun............ not long to go now to one of the best Regattas in the world - Cork Week! This bi-annual feast of sailing and fun runs from 12-16 July at the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven Co. Cork Ireland. This gathering of the "good, the bad and the ugly" of sailing has a place in everybody's heart - it is simply the best - great racing afloat for 5 days and a festival of fun ashore for over a week. I wouldn't miss it for love nor money. You too can get afloat with SailCork. Follow the link below and find out more about this fantastic regatta..........
Coast - Cork Part 2 - West Cork
Last week my blog began on the Cork Coast and we looked at East and South Cork. This week we go beyond the Old of Kinsale to West Cork. On the June Bank Holiday we sailed "Holy Grounder" to Baltimore and back - what a great cruise! As I write "Grounder" is making her way from Glandore to the Fastnet Rock - another fantastic cruise on the Cork coast. Next Sat June 12 we have a Day Sail to the centre of Cork City with "An Ras Mor" - a row from the entrance of the Harbour to the City. But for now we are going to look at some of the havens and harbours of West Cork................
Cork - What a fantastic cruising ground!
I have always felt very lucky to be living on the shores of Cork Harbour- what an amazing place - a cruising ground in it's own right! If I exit Cork Harbour I have Oysterhaven only 10 miles away with Kinsale 3 miles further. It's only an 11 miles hop to scenic Courtmacsherry with Glandore Harbour 20 miles away. The lovely Castlwtownsend is just 4 miles further and the mecca of Baltimore some 10 miles down the coast. Schull, Cape Clear and at least a dozen of Carbery's Hundred Isles are all within 7 miles and only 12 miles to Crookhaven - gateway to the Mizen and points further west! We are spoilt for choice - I'm hoping to get to some of these fantastic ports of call on the June Bank Holiday Cruise aboard Holy Grounder!
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