Two Irish Atlantic ports have transformed their waterfronts for the next nine days, with hotels fully booked as both Galway and Derry host separate round-world yacht race festivals.
Hundreds of spectators witnessed the pre-dawn arrival into Derry, N. Ireland yesterday of Australian entry Gold Coast Australia in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, after a 2,350 mile upwind Atlantic crossing from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
In the Republic of ireland, Galway, the Volvo ocean race fleet is due to leave Lorient, Brittany, tomorrow for their shortest and last leg. It may also be one of the most closely fought finishes in the race’s history, with four boats still in contention for the title, which will be decided after an in-port race on July 7th.
