Ocean to City - An Rás Mór Saturday 12th June 2010
CONGRATULATIONS to all who took part in this years race.
You can download the results here.
| Friday 11th June | |
| Crosshaven | |
| 4pm till late Live music with Crosshaven Folk Festival | |
| Cork | |
| BBQ in Sextant Bar & beer garden with live music | |
| Kayak trips through Cork from Lapps Quay | |
| Sea safari trips around the O2C Course from Lapps Quay | |
| 7- 8pm | Padraig O’Duinníns rowing in Cork walk & where the boats are made – Finishing at Lapps Quay |
| Saturday 12th June | |
| Crosshaven | |
| Street Market with music Crosshaven Village | |
| Blackrock | |
| 11am – 2pm | BBQ & Youth race Start |
| Cork | |
| 10 - 6.30pm | Food & craft Market Lapps Quay upper |
| 10 - 6.30pm | History of Cork rowing exhibition in the Clarion hotel |
| 11am approx | Sea Safari trips out into the harbour from Lapps Q. |
| 12 – 6pm | Boatbuilding Demonstration in the Market area |
| 1-2pm | Walkabouts - |
| 2pm * | Kids Craft workshops? – Pirate hats/ swords/crowns |
| 1.30pm * | Kayaking Demo? UCC |
| 1- 2.30pm | ‘Shamones’ band perform on the boardwalk |
| 1 – 5pm | Acoustic music at the market |
| 1.30 – 4.30pm | Free kids Face painting |
| 2 - 5pm | RED FM Roadshow from Lapps Quay |
| From 2.30pm | 1 percussion band playing 3 half hour slots -Unity Drums |
| 2.45 pm | Youth Rowers begin to arrive |
| 3pm Approx | The Race is finishing! Live commentaryCome along & cheer on the winners! |
| 2 – 4pm | Mermaids & pirates roam the Lapps Quay area |
| 3 – 5.30pm | Balloon Artist & clown |
| 4.30-5.15pm | Acrobats performance – 45 min show |
| Clarion Hotel | |
| 5.40 – 6.15pm | Peter Williams – Atlantic rower – Talk in Pegasus |
| 6.30 – 7.15pm | Prizegiving (Lord Mayor attending) |
| 7.30 – 9.30 | Poitín Boys - Band |
Ever wondered what it would be like to row across an ocean? Find out on the evening of the Ocean To City Race when Peter Williams (joint first Cork man to row the Atlantic) will be talking about his two attempts to row the Atlantic. The talk will give a full insight into Peter's 58 day row from Morocco to Barbados .
This is a remarkable story and one not to be missed !
Do you (or any of your friends) fancy a pre-race paddle in a kayak round Cork city by night ?
Ocean to City Night paddle Friday June 11th - Cost €45 - Starts at Boardwalk Bar and Grill @ 19:30hrs - Runs for 2 ½ hours - for more details contact Jim @ +353 (028) 210 58 http://www.atlanticseakayaking.com
Please Note - The date of the Ocean to City Event is now Sat 12th June 2010 - provisional start time is 11.30hrs @ Crosshaven.
Also check out our special offers in the accomodation section !
DOWNOAD THE RESULTS OF THE 2009 RACE HERE:
DOWNOAD THE RESULTS OF THE 2008 RACE HERE:
Results Overall Ocean (RTF, 48 KB)
Results Overall City (RTF, 24 KB)
Results Overall Kayak (RTF, 32 KB)
Test document (RTF, 1231KB)
News - Volunteers Needed!!
Volunteers for Ocean to City needed!!!
If you are interested in becoming involved with the Ocean to City Race as a Volunteer then we would love to hear from you! We need lots of people to help out both on and off the water so if you'd like to be part of the action for Ocean to City 2010 please e-mail us at or give us a call at 021 4847673 and JOIN IN - Download the 2010 Voulnteer Form HERE
Siubhán Mc Carthy, Event Manager.
Ocean to City - An Rás Mór
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