Powerboats roar into Cork Harbour ahead of Venture Cup

One of the world’s fastest powerboats will roar around Cork Harbour today ahead of the launch of one of the most spectacular sporting events to be staged in Ireland this year.

The sleek Vector Martini Rosso V40R race boat, which has a maximum speed of 215km and which has recently broken four speed records, will be put through its paces off Cobh from 12pm.

It will cruise upriver to the city marina later where details of the Venture Cup — the ocean’s equivalent of Formula 1 racing — will be announced in the Port of Cork offices.