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Elizabeth McGrath
David Marchant

Elizabeth McGrath, David Marchant & 1 other

Yesterday at 18:36

3

Ladies Helm Race

11.3

NM

2h 29m

Dunmore East, Ireland

A&R Lener

A&R Lener

Yesterday at 09:51

Dún Laoghaire to Arklow

Another day, another beautiful stretch of Irish coastline! We had a lovely, easy sail today – a short hop from Dún Laoghaire down to Arklow. Sometimes the best sails aren’t about battling the elements. Just a gentle breeze and a chance to soak up the views from aboard Lagertha. 😊 We’re really enjoying exploring the Irish coast – it’s absolutely stunning!

10

Dún Laoghaire to Arklow

35.2

NM

6h 48m

Dún Laoghaire to Arklow, Ireland

Derek Hathaway

Derek Hathaway - How far are you planning to go? I did the south coast of Ireland last year. Cork to Bantry Bay and back to Kilmore Quay - the latter is a superb port/ marina if that’s on your itinerary?

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Nikita Zdunek

Nikita Zdunek

Yesterday at 18:24

10.9

NM

2h 42m

Dunmore East, Ireland

Christian

Christian

Wednesday at 17:51

7.4

NM

2h 55m

Monkstown, Ireland

Rory Ryan

Rory Ryan

Wednesday at 12:04

There was plenty of traffic abput as we exited Dromineer harbour as Lough Derg sailing club were on the water. Light west to southwesterly winds grew quickly to gusty as we close hauled towards Mountshannon. The lake was becoming a little choppy as we turned to head for Garrykennedy and the wind shifted moments later too putting us on a varying close to beam reach. Our plan tonsail into Garrykennedy stone harbour didn't work as the wind was on the bow and several fishing boats were moored as we approached the tight entrance. We motorsailed in with the outboard and mailsail, diacovering that the drop in the level of the lake prevented us from going too far into the harbour. After tying off and putting sails away we headed into Larkins for a snack and beverage

7.3

NM

1h 53m

Saint David’s to Garrykennedy, Ireland

Noel Dinan

Noel Dinan

31 July 2025 at 08:32

64.7

NM

10h 29m

Kilmore Quay, Ireland to Dale, United Kingdom

Veit
Felix Graff

Veit, Felix Graff & 2 others

29 July 2025 at 21:00

1

Rolex Fastnet Race 2025
Day 5

128.7

NM

23h 60m

Celtic Sea, Ireland to English Channel, United Kingdom

Veit
Felix Graff

Veit, Felix Graff & 2 others

28 July 2025 at 21:00

1

Rolex Fastnet Race 2025 Day 4

167.6

NM

23h 60m

Celtic Sea, Ireland

Veit
Felix Graff

Veit, Felix Graff & 2 others

27 July 2025 at 23:00

Rolex Fastnet Race 2025 Day 3

160.1

NM

23h 60m

Celtic Sea, United Kingdom to Celtic Sea, Ireland

Brian Dempsey
Gareth Higgins

Brian Dempsey & Gareth Higgins

Saturday at 09:02

Dungarvan Penzance

“With cat-like tread, upon our prey we steal”- this line from the Gilbert and Sullivan musical The Pirates of Penzance, struck me as we sailed past a town called Mousehole into Newlyn Harbour after a very lively overnight sail from Dungarvan. Not to labour the cat and mouse imagery, west of Mousehole we could see lots of sea caves which looked like big mouse holes straight out of a Tom and Jerry cartoon. East of Penzance, in the distance, we could see the iconic shape of St. Michael’s Mount, Cornwall’s answer to Le Mont Saint Michel. We were a little relieved to be into port, as the wind was strengthening and the mist and fog was increasing. We had left Dungarvan Harbour the previous morning in lovely sunshine on the rising tide, with family and friends waving flags to see us off. Initially , the winds were light and we raised sail off Ballinacourty, with no hitches other than embarrassingly forgetting to take in fenders (nobody noticed, thank God!). Our crew was me as skipper, my Dad Tom (his first long offshore passage), Therese (also her first) and Brian, a veteran of 2 passages to and from France. We had a very exciting passage and apart from a few bouts of sea sickness, it was uneventful. As usual, our trip was enlivened by a pod of curious dolphins playing at the bow. Initially, winds were light and we motor sailed until winds filled in from the west and we were off. The wind gradually strengthened and though our anemometer was reading 15kn winds, guiding 20kn, it felt like a lot more. During the night the wind strengthened and the sea state worsened with lots of mist and low temperatures, so we were glad of the double reefed mainsail and eventually we had also partially furled the headsail, all the while maintaining consistent boat speeds of over 6.5kn. This meant that were were eventually 4h ahead of schedule completing the passage and as we were approaching the busy Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the dark, we opted to skirt along the western side awaiting dawn before crossing. After a sleepless night for me as there were lots of sail adjustments we approached Newlyn Harbour, contacting Simon, the very friendly harbourmaster initially by telephone and then over VHF channel 12. He had an alongside berth for us on the marina, though we soon had a Dutch ketch rafted outside. The harbour office was a bit of a trek through the fishing harbour, but the toilets/showers were very convenient right at the end of the marina entrance. We all had a lovely lunch and a pint of the local ale at the Red Lion pub, before Su Yin and Tomas arrived fresh from Newquay airport. Mission accomplished, time for a siesta and then dinner later. Sipadan embarks on her tour of Cornwall.

7

Dungarvan Penzance

159.3

NM

1 day 2 hours

Dungarvan, Ireland to Penzance, United Kingdom

Joss Creswell

Joss Creswell

21 July 2024 at 11:00

Perserverance Race 14 Clipper Round the World Race

908.2

NM

6 days 5 hours

Oban to Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Theresa Dinan

Theresa Dinan

24 June 2024 at 06:13

162.9

NM

1 day 4 hours

St Agnes, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Ireland

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