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Ireland’s entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, Green Dragon, is back in the water and preparing for Saturday’s in-shore racing in Singapore after the Christmas and New Year respite.

Ten Galway teenagers will have the opportunity to win a sail training weekend in May.

Street theatre, music concerts, art exhibitions, and food tasting will be taking place in Galway when the Volvo Ocean Race hits the city from May 23 to June 6.

Members of Volvo Ocean crews will be giving a special presentation to budding sailors in Galway on Monday June 1.

Andrew Moran from Newport has been announced as a finalist of the HB Let’s Sail competition, as part of the Volvo Ocean Race Galway Stopover 2009. Primary and Secondary school students entered the competition to design and build a boat, made using HB ice-cream sticks. As a finalist Andrew will meet with Ian Walker from the Green Dragon team at the Volvo Ocean Race on Sunday May 24. The overall winner, announced on the day, will receive a family trip to the Volvo Ocean Race Stopover in Stockholm.

“ The course is windward-leeward, with a mid-course gate through which the teams must pass, and marks at each end around which the crews must sail.

The Lough Ree junior sailing course begins next week on June 29 and runs until July 24.

Cruising the Shannon/Erne waterways is officially the most relaxing and enjoyable way to spend a few days off. Depending on how long you want to spend on the water, and what part of the country you want to visit, you can go for a relaxing break, or something a bit more adventurous.