Bumper entry as Calves Week kicks off in style at Schull

LIGHT winds and glorious blue skies have marked the first few days of Calves Week in Schull this year.

Some 60 boats joined the week-long sailing and social event, with Heineken joining the list of sponsoring organisations which allows this event to continue for its 27th year.

The volunteer organisers took care this year at the pre-series captains’ briefing to warn about the main hazard of using islands as marks — unlike moored buoys, they may be surrounded by that foe of the sailor, rocks lurking under the surface.