When is cork week

The day started with bright sunshine and balmy conditions causing a short postponement for many classes and light rain honestly!

With many classes now completing six races, the discard has kicked in and front-runners have become more apparent. What is plainly obvious from the results is races and places are being contested by mere seconds. However, the Kelly family racing Storm, finished the day on top by winning the last race of the day. Just a few seconds can make the difference between first and fifth. Pat Kelly has four sons on board, Storm is a real family boat but we are quite a heavy crew, which has made racing difficult in light conditions.

We are all here to enjoy very competitive racing and a few pints at the club afterwards. We are here to win but having fun is just as important. World Europe Powerboat. World North America Powerboat.

World Oceania FishingBoating. World Australia FishingBoating. World New Zealand FishingBoating. Over the period - , entries to the event have grown from 40 boats to boats: a level of participation that facilitates exciting and competitive racing in a number of varied fleets and classes. The boats that participated in brought an influx of 3, participants boat owners and crew from all over Ireland, the UK and Europe to the local Cork area. Ford Cork Week is not, however, an event which appeals merely to boat owners and their crew.

The event on the water is complimented by an extensive entertainment programme which, combined with the general ambiance created by the conglomeration of a large number of yachts and their crews, attracts a significant number of non-participating revellers. Given the high level of dependence of Crosshaven on the tourism and leisure side of sailing it is to be anticipated that an event on the scale of Ford Cork Week has a significant impact on the local economy.

The event focuses the spending power of 3, boat owners and crew and a large number of accompanying visitors in the immediate vicinity of Crosshaven. This report, undertaken by the Marine Institute, estimates the revenue generated by the event and investigates its impact on the local economy. The report quantifies the level of expenditure by visitors vis a vis entertainment, accommodation and transport.

It also gives a useful breakdown of the age of the attendees, their country of origin, the level of previous attendance, their source of hearing about the event, and an insight into the general organisational issues to be considered in staging an event of this scale.

In addition, the expenditure of non-participating overseas visitors attending the event was significantly higher than the average spend of overseas visitors to Ireland during the same year.