Sunshine and fun marks the start of Cork Week

WHEN Lynn Hannegan and her fellow crew members aboard Pi Squared arrived for Cork Week yesterday, they came prepared to face the worst elements of Irish weather — not the 27°C heat that bathed Crosshaven in sunshine yesterday.

This will be the first time the American sailor has raced here but from trips to these shores before, she knew quite how inhospitable even this country’s summers can be.

“We didn’t expect all this good weather. We brought brollies and thermal underwear because we’re used to Irish weather being awful,” she said.