Cork skipper gears up for top British yacht race

A sailor from Cork will skipper one of the 1,600 boats competing in one of Britain’s largest participation sporting events of the year.

The JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race takes place on Saturday, July 2.

Skipper Wan Waterman and his 10-strong crew of ‘Saxon Senator’ , will join some 16,000 sailors set to master one of the world’s largest yacht races, also referred to as “Britain’s favourite yacht race”.