Bantry toasts five-time maritime skills champs

Bantry, the Republic of Ireland’s sole representative in the Atlantic Challenge since the late 1980s, triumphed over Russian and Britain in a ‘down-to-the-wire’ final.
Northern Ireland was fourth in a competition hosted by France in the south Brittany harbour of Golfe Du Morbihan which also attracted teams from Indonesia, Canada, USA, Lithuania, Belgium, Italy and the Basque country.