Business
Ireland West Airport Regatta Competition
19, May 2009 - 16:42

The Ireland West Airport Galway Bay 2009 Regatta (GB09),  takes place as part of Volvo Ocean Race Galway stopover and runs from 2 June to 7 June next in Galway.

(L-R) Paul O'Brien, Commodore, Galway Bay Sailing Club (GBSC); Annette Kearney and daughter Lani, Marketing & Route Development Manager and Ireland West Airport Knock; and Larry Hynes, Galway Bay Sailing Club Committee Co-ordinator. Photo: Aengus McMahon.

Galway Bay Sailing Club is 40 years old this year and the club have organised its biggest sailing event ever, with almost 140 boats from the Western sailing clubs and around the country competing, to coincide with the Volvo Ocean stopover which is set to attract between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors to Galway and the West this summer.

As a special prize for the event, Ireland West Airport Knock in association with tour operator partner, Concorde Travel, are offering everyone the chance to win a €1,000 voucher towards a fantastic sailing holiday in Croatia, flying direct from Ireland West, this summer. To enter for free just log onto www.gb09.org or www.irelandwestairport.com

(L-R) Paul O'Brien, Commodore, Galway Bay Sailing Club (GBSC); Larry Hynes, Galway Bay Sailing Club Committee Co-ordinator; and Annette Kearney, Marketing & Route Development Manager and Ireland West Airport Knock. Photo: Aengus McMahon.

From cruiser boats to optimists dinghy to junior sailing events, there’s something for everyone to enjoy and members of the public and competitors alike are all very welcome to the GBSC Regatta HQ, The Clubhouse Bar, in the Volvo Race Village. Bígí linn, is fáilte róimh. (Photographer: Aengus McMahon)