Volvo Ocean

Andrea|SailingInCroatia on June 11th, 2009


Northabout
Another Irish sailing boat that has many stories to tell was in Galway during the Volvo Ocean Race. Northabout is a 49 foot long modern aluminium sailing boat, built to a French design by the team under the direction of boat builder Jarlath Cunnane back in 2001.
Northabout took the expedition of leading Irish sailors and [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on June 4th, 2009


Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern visits Green Dragon during the Volvo Ocean Race Galway stopover

During the Galway stopover of Volvo Ocean Race many Irish took an opportunity to see the Green Dragon in home port and welcome the team. Among most prominent visitors was former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern who paid a morning visit to [...]

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Andrea|SailingInCroatia on June 2nd, 2009

Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 in Galway

An unforgettable weekend of in-port racing, celebrating the great Volvo Ocean Race adventure and above all, the ever-present connection between the man and the sea.
It was a great place to meet old friends and make some new, enjoy the thrill of watching the powerful Volvo Open 70 in action, explore [...]

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