VIDEO: Lure of the sea sees non-sailors take part in yacht competition

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race sees hundreds of non-sailors take to the waves, John Tynan reports

"IT WAS like being the surfer in the Old Spice ad, when the huge wave curls over you, except this time it was curling over our yacht. It was the only time I really thought: ‘I’m gone... and I have a crew down below... and it’s my responsibility.’”

Della Parsons is at the venerable Royal Cork Yachting Club (RCYC) in her role as a recruiter for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.