Round Europe Yacht Race.   (R61)..1987..25.07.1987..07.25.1987..25th July 1987..President Patrick Hillery started the Round Europe Yacht Race which began at Dun Laoghaire today,..President Hillery is pictured meeting with members of the RNLI lifeboat crew which is stationed at Dun Laoghaire,before he boarded the vessel to go to the race starting line.