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Ask Audrey: I wouldn't mind facing a grilling by David McCullagh

Audrey's been sorting out Cork people for ages

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Cork300: ‘Everyone, everywhere’ invited to yacht club festivities

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Ask Audrey: My cousin is a very wealthy GP, I could have married him if we lived in Westmeath

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Survivor: Fastnet race disaster that claimed 19 yachtsmen ‘etched in my mind’

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Ask Audrey: C’mere, what’s the story with 130 grand a year for doing nathin?

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Ask Audrey: 'Is the afterlife just something we invented so poor people don’t feel bad about living in Turners Cross?'

All hands on deck for sport’s twin annual showdowns

As Autumn storms herald the end of the main Sailing season, twin annual showdowns between various strands of the sport in Ireland are set to take place in Dun Laoghaire and Lough Ree over the next two weekends.

Thu, 27 Sep, 2018

A capitol idea in Cork: Supersized home with stunning views at the 'White House'

Oh say can you see a supersized home with stunning views? Tommy Barker salutes a classier ‘White House’.

Sat, 23 Jun, 2018

Cork issues ‘call to action’ for bumper week at RCYC

With just over five weeks remaining to the start of Volvo Cork Week, organisers at the Royal Cork Yacht Club have called on south coast crews not to delay entry and support the event that aims be a highlight of the 2018 sailing season.

Thu, 07 Jun, 2018

Cork Week entry expected to be up by 25% on 2017

A rising tide lifts all boats and the end of the recession will lead to a significant increase in the number of yachts competing in one of the country’s premier sailing events.

Tue, 06 Mar, 2018

120 boats to bring waves of colour to Crosshaven in July

Strong growth in entries, a reformatting of the event, and new emphasis on the environment are all part of Volvo Cork Week, launched in Haulbowline yesterday.

Tue, 06 Mar, 2018

Ask Audrey: 'Poor Leo can’t win. Unless he’s up against Simon Coveney'

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages.

Fri, 26 Jan, 2018

On the crest of a wave: Royal Cork Yacht Club honoured

It may be difficult as the tail-end of a minor January storm passes over the country to remember how very lovely this country can be for most of the year and how lucky we are to have so many wonderful facilities that allow us to enjoy the great Irish outdoors.

Sat, 13 Jan, 2018

Royal Cork Yacht Club wins world’s best marina award

The oldest yacht club in the world has been voted as having the best marina in the world.

Sat, 13 Jan, 2018

Ask Audrey: 'Ken spent €33 million on a submarine to Crosshaven without driving alongside common types'

Ask Audrey has been sorting out the people of Cork for years.

Fri, 10 Nov, 2017

A grand apartment to call home in Crosshaven

Tommy Barker enjoys the right royal views from this grand, ground floor apartment in Crosshaven.

Sat, 04 Nov, 2017

Ask Audrey: The girls in the RCYC won’t bat an eyelid, what with all the Botox

Ask Audrey has been sorting out the people of Cork for years.

Fri, 06 Oct, 2017

Cork Week planned for July 2018

The Royal Cork Yacht Club has confirmed a number of changes to the biennial Volvo Cork Week, to be held again next July.

Thu, 21 Sep, 2017

Ask Audrey: Nothing will ever shift the smell of bacon from a Waterford man

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages 

Fri, 14 Jul, 2017

This classic in Crosshaven is on the market for €415,000

Edwardian detached home overlooking Cork Harbour should engage house hunters, says Tommy Barker.

Sat, 27 May, 2017

Ask Audrey - 'There is no such thing as a Kerry man with only small amounts of perspiration'

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Fri, 26 May, 2017

Ask Audrey: He got it into his head he was a Norrie and nearly bought a Ford Capri

Sorting out Cork people for ages.

Fri, 07 Apr, 2017

Cork harbour boatyard for sale in the region of €4-5 million

A LONG-established Cork harbour boatyard, part of which occupies the site of the former Majorca Ballroom in Crosshaven, is to come up for sale in coming months.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2017

Ask Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for years

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Fri, 23 Dec, 2016

Ask Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for years

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Fri, 09 Dec, 2016

Ask Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for years

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Fri, 28 Oct, 2016

Three could be magic number for O’Learys in All-Ireland Sailing Championships

When it comes to the All-Ireland Sailing Championships, much of the narrative in recent years has surrounded the quest for hat-tricks.

Thu, 29 Sep, 2016

Dark Angel takes honours at Cork Week

In the end, as with so many sailing regattas it was the weather that proved the final arbiter for Volvo Cork Week 2016. Thick mist outside Cork Harbour denied most of the racing classes their final day yesterday.

Sat, 16 Jul, 2016

Cork Week battle down to the wire

A spectacular “all-in” start to the penultimate day of racing in Volvo Cork Week saw almost the entire fleet and all classes begin the hallmark Harbour Course in glorious sunshine off Weaver’s Point yesterday.

Fri, 15 Jul, 2016

Dark Angel shines brightest in Crosshaven

As Volvo Cork Week prepares for its final phase, most classes are starting to tighten the standings for overall leaders though few, if any, crews are enjoying a slam-dunk series.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2016

Jay Colville’s Forty Licks shines at Cork Week

Light winds and thundery downpours failed to dampen performances on the second day of racing at Volvo Cork Week where the bulk of the action took place offshore along the Coastal Race course.

Wed, 13 Jul, 2016

Wind boost for Volvo Cork Week opener

A full programme of races started the biennial Volvo Cork Week yesterday as strong winds gave way to moderate offshore breezes for the 100-boat fleet competing around the harbour.

Tue, 12 Jul, 2016

Naval Service sets sail for Cork Week launch

The Irish Naval Service set sail yesterday to help launch one of the country’s top international regattas.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2016

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

Thu, 20 Aug, 2015

Royal Cork Yacht Club in Monaco tie-up

The Royal Cork Yacht Club (RCYC) — the world’s oldest — has just joined an exclusive club after twinning with Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM).

Tue, 07 Jul, 2015

Cobh Harbour vistas bring prospects to light

Sat, 14 Mar, 2015

House of the week: Crosshaven, Co Cork, €275,000

CASTLEPOINT Court might be a modern enough build, but these three-storey houses owe something to the layout of Victorian or Georgian terraces — and the views from here are classic Cork— pure Crosshaven.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2015

O’Leary’s perfect finale

In a perfect end to a season of victories, Anthony O’Leary of the Royal Cork Yacht Club emerged overall winner of the All-Ireland Sailing Championship at Howth yesterday.

Mon, 08 Sep, 2014

Second-placed Summerfly edges closer to Aoife

Spectacular conditions on Roaringwater Bay rewarded the 76 boats competing in Cork Dry Gin Calves Week yesterday as the race committee opted to bring forward the long race around the Fastnet lighthouse from today’s original schedule.

Thu, 07 Aug, 2014

Kenefick completes Figaro

David Kenefick delivered on his goal of improving on his rookie year in the gruelling Solitaire du Figaro single-handed event yesterday when he crossed the finishing of the final stage of the event in 20th place.

Thu, 03 Jul, 2014

Five new champions crowned

A marathon end to the ICRA National Championships kept the 115-storng fleet at sea for eight hours yesterday as slightly fresher winds arrived to permit a four-race programme.

Mon, 16 Jun, 2014

Unlocking an ocean of untapped water sports in Cork

SHOULD it be every Cork resident’s right to get out on the abundant waters of the harbour, or the River Lee?

Fri, 14 Mar, 2014

Cork: A place for society

Hassett’s Restaurant,

Sun, 09 Feb, 2014

Kitesurfer plans transatlantic crossing

A world champion kitesurfer who became the first person to kitesurf non-stop from France to Ireland at the weekend has now set his sights on an epic transatlantic crossing.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2013

Comic duo to entice the ‘Leeaspora’ back for the Gathering

Comic duo Cha and Miah will be to the forefront in enticing Cork exiles to return to their roots for this year’s Gathering.

Tue, 29 Jan, 2013

Commercial sales raise the bar

Carrying the name of one of the most famous yachts to ever sail out of Crosshaven in Cork, the bar the Moonduster Inn is due a sale rendezvous at the next Allsops auction early December.

Thu, 22 Nov, 2012

Lynch making waves as final day looms

Ireland’s second ever medal at the Youth Sailing World Championships could be won this afternoon on home waters when Ben Lynch races in the Laser Radial Boys’ class at midday.

Fri, 20 Jul, 2012

French making waves

Yesterday’s forecast of strong and gusting winds on Dublin Bay came good for the 350 competitors in the Four Star Pizza Youth World Sailing Championships — just as racing ended for the day.

Tue, 17 Jul, 2012

‘Quality of racing was second to none’ despite fall in yacht numbers

Over 100 yachts took to Cork Harbour yesterday in a huge race to mark the final day of one of the country’s top regattas.

Sat, 14 Jul, 2012

Weather can’t spoil spectacular finale

With few changes in Thursday’s overnight standings, Cork Week closed at Crosshaven last night after a spectacular 100-boat race off Roche’s Point and briefly around the inner harbour.

Sat, 14 Jul, 2012