Round Ireland Race on 30th June 2018 Starting and Finishing at Wicklow, leaving Ireland and all its islands excluding Rockall to starboard. The distance is approximately 704 nautical miles.  

X-Yachts had notable results with “Xtra Staerk” and “British Soldier/Team Fujitsu".

Results;

IRC Class 1	Xtra Staerk	Xp 44	Arto Linnervuo	1st
IRC Class 2	British Soldier/Team Fujitsu	X-41	Andrew Britton	2nd

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Congratulations to all X-Yachts which took part;

Samatom	Xc 45	Robert Rendell
Eos	X-362 Sport	Cian Mc Carthy
Pyxis	X-332	Kirsteen Donaldson

View Xtra Staerk training for the race...

Then watch Xtra Staerk collect their trophy!

 

About Ireland’s Premier Offshore Yacht Race

The Round Ireland is Ireland’s premier offshore yacht race, and the second longest race in the Royal Ocean Racing Club calendar. The first race took place in 1980 with only sixteen boats. Since then, held biennially, the fleet has grown steadily, attracting a record 64 entrants from all over the world.

There are a number classes in IRC in which boats and their crews can compete. 2004 saw the launch of the “Two-handed Class” which has introduced a new level of competition for the more extreme sailor. The 2016 race saw the introduction of multihulls sailing under MOCRA rules. In the past, boats competing have ranged from a 98-footer former “round the world” maxi, to club boats one third the size, with all shades in between. There will be a Class 40 category in the 2018 race.

Wicklow Sailing Club is delighted that the Royal Irish Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, has agreed to act as the Dublin host club since the 2014 race. This association with the RIYC is especially beneficial as it enables more and larger competing yachts to be hosted prior to the start of the race.

The race is uniquely identified by a series of waypoints around the Irish coast at which the competitors used to report their position and time. With the introduction of GPS tracking in 2008, this necessity to report in has been removed.