Irishwoman seeks €3.5m funding to compete in global yacht race

Professional sailor Joan Mulloy is planning to raise €3.5 million to become the first Irish woman to enter the prestigious Vendée Globe Race in 2020.

Mulloy is competing in a series of difficult races to secure a position in the solo around-the-world yacht race and is so far on course to make it.

On board her racing yacht Taste the Atlantic, Mulloy will become the first-ever Irishwoman to represent her country in the Solitaire du Figaro...