This Saturday afternoon (4th June), the Ocean to City race will take place and the Ocean to City Maritime Festival 2011 will begin. Ocean to City, an annual event, is a rowing race open to all types of traditional & fixed seat rowing boats over a course of 15 miles through Cork Harbour. Ocean to City – An Rás Mór aims to bring together rowers, volunteers and the wider community in a celebration of Cork’s maritime heritage and the beautiful Cork Harbour. The organising team is part of Meitheal Mara based at Crosses Green House, Cork. Meitheal Mara is a registered charity working in the areas of boatbuilding, rowing & woodwork training with various groups including youth & the long-term unemployed. More information can be found at www.oceantocity.com.
As part of the Ocean to City Festival Cllr. Kieran McCarthy is running a Make a Model Boat Project for Cork’s young people. All interested must make a model boat at home from recycled materials and bring it along for judging to the Atlantic Pond on Sunday afternoon, 12 June 2011, 2pm. See www.kieranmccarthy.ie under community programme for details and an application form.