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Royal Cork YC To Celebrate 1924 World Champions James & Aileen Payne

11.06

The first international sailing win for Ireland as an independent state in 1924 will be celebrated in the Royal Cork Yacht Club at Crosshaven on the evening of Thursday 19th November.

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