A sight to behold as Cork Week gets underway

If you happen to be in Cobh this afternoon, about lunchtime onwards watch out for a Cork Harbour tradition that has endured for the past 34 years.

The famous biennial event based in Crosshaven, now known as Volvo Cork Week, is underway, and today the official racing programme begins, with the Harbour Course that is the hallmark of the series.

The picture-postcard backdrop of the stepped town of Cobh, topped by St Colman’s Cathedral, overlooks the turning mark on the racecourse and will act as the perfect grandstand.