| An Rás Mór - Tick it off your bucket list! An Rás Mór ("The Big Race") is a traditional & fixed seat rowing race that takes place annually in Cork Harbour. Cork Harbour is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area" (after Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia). Other contenders include Halifax Harbour in Canada, and Poole Harbour in England. Ocean to City includes races over four distances through Cork Harbour: *Ocean Course (15 nautical miles / 28km) from Crosshaven to Roches Point to Cobh, Monkstown and through Lough Mahon to Lapp's Quay in Cork city. The Ocean Course can also be undertaken as part of a relay team, whereby crews change over in Monkstown. *City Course (12 nautical miles / 22km) from Crosshaven to Cobh and in to Lapp's Quay. *Monkstown course (7 nautical miles / 13km), from Monkstown to Lapp's Quay. *The Youth Course (2.5 nautical miles / 4.5km), from Blackrock harbour to Lapp's Quay. The event is open to traditional and new types of fixed-seat rowing boats, ocean-type sliding seat rowing boats, canoes and kayaks. Start times are staggered with the slowest boat types leaving first. The target for managing the race is to have all boats crossing the line within 4.5 hours of the first boat starting. Related links for this article Poster for Ocean To City Click for festival programme and registration details etc |
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