Round the World yachtsman to give lecture at RCYC

Alex Whitworth in Crosshaven

Round the World Yachtsman, Alex Whitworth who is currently in Crosshaven in his Brolga 33' in which he has circumnavigated the world, sailed the North West passage and competed in every Sydney - Hobart since 1985, with a class win under his belt, - just to name a few, has quite a few tales to tell of his adventures.


Alex has kindly agreed to give a talk and slide show in aid of Crosshaven RNLI Lifeboat at the Royal Cork Yacht Club next Thursday (23 July) at 9pm. Tickets are €5.00 and numbers are limited. Tickets at the door.

Crosshaven Crewman Stars in TV Series

Michael Meade & Kieran Coniry being filmed

Local Trawlerman and Volunteer RNLI crewman, Michael Meade from Crosshaven is one of a
number of Trawlermen around the Country who are being filmed as part of a TV documentary series to be called “Skippers”.

The series, being filmed by independent TV Company , Open Eye TV, follows the life of various
Skippers, their crews and problems as they try to make a living around the Coast.

Last Friday, The film crew arrived once again in Crosshaven. This time to highlight Michaels “other” involvement with the sea, that of being a Volunteer Crewman on the Crosshaven RNLI Lifeboat. The crew filmed the station , a launch and an exercise involving Michael going overboard from the Lifeboat and being recovered. A second Rib, provided by SouthCoast Marine acted as a camera platform for the film crew.

The Series is expected to be aired on RTE in December or early January 2010