Editing Rockall (section)

=== Circumnavigations ===
The "Round Rockall" sailing race, sponsored by Galway Bay Sailing Club, runs from [[Galway]], Ireland, around Rockall and back. It was held in 2012 to coincide with the finish of the [[2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race]] around the world.<ref name="roun8"/>

The 2015–2016 [[Clipper Round the World Yacht Race]] race 12 from [[New York City|New York]] to [[Derry]] was extended around Rockall despite previous promises to crew from Sir [[Robin Knox-Johnston]] that this would not happen again after the race to Danang{{clarify|date=February 2024}}.<ref name="senti"/> In July, 2022, the 2019–2020 Clipper Round the world race (delayed for 2 years by COVID) was again extended on Leg 8 to go around Rockall before completing the leg at the mouth of the [[River Foyle]] in  Ireland. The fleet had crossed the Atlantic in record time, and the City docks in Derry had no room for the fleet of 11 boats to berth. The race organizers sent the fleet around Rockall in order to extend the leg by approximately one day's sailing time to clear the docks in Derry.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

In 2017, the Safehaven Marine team led by Frank Kowalski set a world record for the Long Way Round Circumnavigation of Ireland via Rockall island. The Barracuda-style naval patrol, search and rescue vessel, ''Thunder Child'', completed the route in 34 hours, 1 minute, and 47 seconds.<ref name="safet"/> Set in an anti-clockwise direction, the new record – the first of its kind – is now subject to ratification by [[Irish Sailing]] and the [[Union Internationale Motonautique]], the world governing board for all powerboat activity.

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