The start of the thirteenth Round Britain and Ireland Yacht
Race took place at Plymouth on 1st June, 2014.
Every race has been under the patronage of the Royal Western
Yacht Club. Yachts are between 30 and 50 feet in length, both monohulls and
multihulls, and they must be manned by a crew of two.
To the best of my
knowledge, eighteen yachts were scheduled to start. At the time of writing, fifteen
had arrived at Kinsale, the first stop, where they have to remain for 48 hours
before heading off on the next leg to Barra in the Outer Hebrides.
Three more legs will see them back at Plymouth, after
stopping at Lerwick in the Shetlands and Lowestoft in Suffolk. This is no mean
feat - flat out racing between stops in the most demanding conditions: a
combination of ocean and coastal sailing. The course of 1,865 nautical miles is
clockwise around the British Isles and Ireland leaving all islands and rocks to
starboard, including the Eddystone, Bishop Rock, Fastnet Rock, Bull Rock, Great
Skellig, Inishtearaght, Tory Island, Barra Head, St Kilda, Flannan Isles, Muckle
Flugga, at 61 degrees north, and from there around the Scottish and English coasts
to the finish.
Links
RB&I Homepage
Round Britain and Ireland – Facebook
Round Britain and Ireland Race 2014 – By Robin Price on 3rd
January, 2014
RNLI Announced as the 2014 Round Britain and Ireland Race
charity
Round Britain and Ireland Race 1974 – My own abortive
attempt in a 24’ boat
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