05/10/2011
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Competitors can now register online for the Round Rockall Race 2012. The Online Entry Form is here. Or you can visit our new Competitor Page where you will find links for the Notice of Race, information on the ISAF Offshore Special Regulations, Category 1, and the online Entry Form.
Once the Entry Form has been completed and submitted you will be automatically transferred to the PayPal page for secure payment of the Entry Fee.
23/01/2012
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Jamie Young is entering the Frers 50′ “Killary Flyer” in the Round Rockall Race 2012. We’re especially pleased to welcome Jamie, because without him there would be no Round Rockall Race! Jamie took part in the OSTAR in 1976 and went to Rockall as part of his qualifying passage. In 2005 he brought Larry Hynes to Rockall on Killary Flyer and the seed was sown for the 1st Round Rockall Race.
11/11/2011
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Torsten Messer from Germany has entered the 53′ “Bank von Bremen” in the Round Rockall Race. The boat is the latest of a series commissioned by SKWB, or “The Arms of Bremen”, a sailing group founded in 1934. The boat previously took part in the Rolex Middle Sea Race and the Round Iceland Race in 2009. Visit their website here or view more photos here.
Роколл – the Russians are coming!
28/10/2011
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Lophelia.org is an information resource on the cold-water coral ecosystems of the deep ocean. They are looking for suggestions to name a research cruise looking at effects of ocean acidification on deep coral communities at Rockall bank. Check them out on Twitter…
26/10/2011
by Northern Gannet
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Yes, ’tis true. A company called Maniera are selling a range of very nautical-looking wellies under the Rockall name. We’re trying to figure out how we can get our hands on some to see how they cope with life at sea! Meanwhile, you can read all about ’em here. Sadly, they appear to be only available in the USA, but we have reached out to Maniera’s North American publicist to see if we can contact the firm directly.
14/10/2011
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Ralph Villiger from Switzerland will be competing in the Round Rockall Race 2012 on Ntombifuti, a 40′ aluminium DuBois design. Ralph completed the Azores and Back Race (AZAB) on Ntombifuti in 2011. You can read more on Ralph’s website.
14/10/2011
by Northern Gannet
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We’ve been mentioned on the Afloat (Irish watersports magazine) website here. The piece refers to an announcement by Galway Bay Sailing Club. Thanks Afloat – we’re super-confused! Early followers of the Round Rockall Race will remember that Afloat were responsible for launching us in June 2010, see our blog entries here, here and here. (Unfortunately the people at Afloat seem to have deleted the old post and podcast, so the links don’t work).
Update: An eagle-eyed blog follower has sent us a working link to the original piece on the Afloat website in June 2010 – many thanks Sir.
02/10/2011
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Congratulations to the Belgian team that successfully landed and transmitted from Rockall over the weekend. The team made their way to the rock in heavy weather last week and at one stage it looked like they wouldn’t succeed. Undeterred, they returned to St. Kilda, regrouped, and their second attempt was made in better conditions. You can read more on their website here.
14/09/2011
by Northern Gannet
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Rockall Brown Ale, to be precise, from the Faroese brewery Föroya Bjór. Photo from 1000 Getränke.
