Round Ireland 2022

homer911 · 17-06-2022 2:52pm #1

Anyone planning on sailing down the east coast tomorrow to see the start of the Round Ireland @ Wicklow?

If so, where are you leaving from and when?

AndyBoBandy · 17-06-2022 3:59pm

Not heading down myself, but for anyone going, they'll be pushing into a tide for most of the way down!

There's also big hole looking like it's gonna appear just after the race starts, so they might all be bobbing about for the afternoon!!

homer911 · 17-06-2022 4:11pm

Better fill up the fuel tank so!

neris · 18-06-2022 10:27am

Was in wicklow last night. Club wasn't very busy and not about of boats in wicklow which I think was disappointing

AndyBoBandy · 18-06-2022 11:29am

Looks like most of the fleet now just travel down for morning of the race from one of the marinas up the coast….

Mick Tator · 18-06-2022 12:39pm

Saw just three boats heading south mid morning in Killiney Bay. One motoring, one motorsailing(?) and one just about filling a spinny. The 'Pride of London' is at anchor out there now.

neris · 18-06-2022 1:18pm

The big boys

DOCARCH · 20-06-2022 12:01pm

Looks like Kuka 3 well ahead now, just off Belmullet at the moment, with Green Dragon next, quite a bit behind, west of Clew Bay. Majority of the fleet west of the Clare coast.

https://yb.tl/isora2022_8

AndyBoBandy · 20-06-2022 12:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119226470#Comment_119226470

And looking at the forecasted winds for this afternoon, they'll both be over the swells and far away fairly soon!!!

DOCARCH · 21-06-2022 7:16am

Going to be interesting to see how the fleet fares with the light winds of the North Channel/Irish Sea! Kuka 3 currently doing 0.6kn just off the NE coast.

DOCARCH · 22-06-2022 12:43pm

Can just about see (through the haze) Kuka 3 to the east of Greystones now. Against the tide...doing 1.0kn.

AndyBoBandy · 22-06-2022 12:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119234613#Comment_119234613

Too far off Lambay Island and poor visibility means I didn't see them or won't see Green Dragon either!!

Looks like it's going to be a very long & slow evening/night for the bulk of the fleet off the North East coast... sailing into a big hole!!

DOCARCH · 22-06-2022 1:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119234721#Comment_119234721

Yeah, could be a long afternoon at least until the tide turns. Kuka 3 doing 0.3kn now. I can empathise! 😀

POBox19 · 22-06-2022 1:23pm

Is Kuka heading for Holyhead? 0.0 knots @ 60.94º. Could be stuck for the few hours until the ebb sets in c. 18.00.

Or has she retired, now heading N-W, going the wrong way.

AndyBoBandy · 22-06-2022 1:39pm

The tide is pushing her back up north!!

so close yet so far….

POBox19 · 22-06-2022 1:47pm

In an area with a very strong flood, best to head for the banks and drop anchor.

DOCARCH · 22-06-2022 1:58pm

Kuka 3 on the horizon (from Greystones).

AndyBoBandy · 22-06-2022 2:08pm

Is it just me, or the angle, but she looks to only have the main up? so maybe they did drop the hook and are waiting for a blow or the tide to change

DOCARCH · 22-06-2022 2:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119235237#Comment_119235237

Just had a look with the binoculars. Seems to have a white jib/genoa up (in addition to the black main).

Looks to be headed closer to the coast, heading SW, but tide may be pushing her back a little and maybe that's reason for odd looking angle on tracker?