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Record expectations launch 100-day VDLR countdown

Dun Laoghaire TD Mary Mitchell O’Connor triggered the countdown timer on July’s VDLR last night with the news that there are already 410 confirmed entries, including a huge overseas contingent ranging from Welsh classic half raters to Jamie McWilliam’s Royal Hong Kong burgeed Ker 40.
Read how local J109 Joker II is set to defend her overall title against a record fleet in our photo report from the launch night, and find out who Winkie Nixon was mixing with at the National Maritime Museum do in his Sailing on Saturdays blog tomorrow.
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Meanwhile…

Mirror youngsters will be heading to Sligo for their first action of 2019, Oppie star Justin Lucas gets his season off to a flyer in the Netherlands, Revenue officials will be issuing Brexit customs advice at ports and on ferries, Cork is gearing up for maritime festival double in June, President Higgins signs new law opening access to inshore waters despite mussel fishermen’s pleas, marinelife experts hope sperm whale tissue samples will clear up strandings cluster mystery, Clydeport has been hosting a multinational naval fleet ahead of a major NATO excercise, and head to Clontarf Y&BC this evening for its annual lifeboat auction.

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