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Kilkenny’s Cara sets sail for the 2010 tall ships races

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Cara O'Mahony from Kilkenny will join 19 other young explorers from all over Ireland, as the group sets sail this week for an unforgettable experience as part of the Tall Ships Races 2010.

McHale Marine

Water-lovers and fans of the great outdoors are spoilt in Mayo with plenty of waterways and lakes to choose from for a wide range of leisure activities.

Galway set for five-day Volvo finale

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The newly published course calendar for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 will see Galway host up to five days of in-port racing and festivities at the end of the next event.

Volvo Race meets the Galway Races with boat display next week

Two of the biggest racing events of the year will come face-to-face this weekend as the Green Dragon boat, Ireland’s entry for the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race, docks in Galway city for four days during the Galway Races.

Dragon flys

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By its very nature the 35,000 mile Volvo Ocean Race that started from Alicante on Saturday attracts the hardiest of sailors. They are usually men with tough teak muscles and a hell of a lot of fortitude, capable of withstanding the roughest of seas in temperatures that can range from -5 to 50 Celcius.

Enter the dragon

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Galway received its first glimpse of its entry into this year’s Volvo Ocean Race when it sailed into the city on Sunday amid of flotilla of supporting yachts.

Late summer series begins for Galway sailors

The Galway docks was expected to be awash with colour last evening with the second of the Galway Bay Sailing Club’s Alfa Romeo Late Summer Seriers due to finish in the city.

Irish businesses back Ireland’s Volvo entry

Just a week before the world’s greatest ocean race begins, Ireland’s entry, the Green Dragon, has been handed a major financial boost.

Green Dragon goes off the radar

Ireland’s Green Dragon, currently sailing down the coast of Africa towards Cape Town on the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, is the first to deal its “stealth” card.

Green Dragon opens up a new world for Galway students

Galway schools will have an opportunity to follow Ireland’s Green Dragon in this year’s Volvo Ocean Race with a specially structured educational programme.

 

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