Ireland seeing offshore boom

Offshore racing in Ireland is witnessing a significant increase both of participants but also as a course area if 2018 is used as a measure.

In the past few weeks alone, three major races have all used the south coast and Fastnet Rock as routing marks.

Earlier this week, the Volvo Ocean Race sailed between the famous lighthouse and Cape Clear before hugging the West Cork coastline on leg 10 of the 40,000 nautical mile race now in its penultimate stage.