44 yachts get Dingle welcome

DINGLE is en fête this week, welcoming 44 yachts competing in the La Solitaire Afflelou le Figaro race, which is visiting the port for the third time.

The solo sailors arrived early yesterday, completing the third leg of the race, with Gérald Veniard in Scutum first across the line.

He travelled at an average speed of 5.73 knots over a 479-mile course from Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in Brittany, France, to Dingle.