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Over 20,000 await Sailors at Volvo Ocean Race in Galway

By The Mick
July 3, 2012
Over 20,000 await Sailors at Volvo Ocean Race in Galway

A crowd of more than 20,000 people turned out in Galway to see the finish of the Volvo Ocean Race in the wee early hours of this morning. New Zealand yacht Camper was the first of the six competing boats to cross the finish line in Galway Bay. French yacht Groupama finished second in...
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Irish ports host of this week’s yacht racing

By The Mick
June 30, 2012
Irish ports host of this week’s yacht racing

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...
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