It's back! Few sports can match the intensity of the Volvo Ocean Race for thrilling competition, global, multi-channel exposure and unrivalled return on investment.
Ireland’s most exciting festival event will return to Galway as the final destination of the 2011/2012 Volvo Ocean Race. Starting in October in Alicante, the fleet with race south along the African coast to Cape Town, into the Indian Ocean for Abu Dhabi, before bearing east to Sanya (China) and onto city of the sails, Auckland (New Zealand). The route to Itajaí (Brazil) will see the fleet round Cape Horn, every sailor’s Everest. Next stop is Miami before a sprint across the Atlantic to Lisbon (Portugal) through the Bay of Biscay to Lorient (France) before the Grand Finale of Galway in Ireland.
The final leg is expected to be a three-day race around Ireland, which will offer double points, before finishing in Galway Bay. As well as playing host to a festival expected to last more than a fortnight, Galway City will also host the closing ceremony for the Ocean Race. The final leg of the race will leave Lorient on Sunday 1st July, 2012 and are expected to arrive in Galway on Tuesday 3rd July, 2012.
Meyrick Hotel in Galway is located just metres from Galway Harbour where all of the excitement and entertainment will take place.
Book great Galway Hotels Special Offers for the Volvo Ocean Race 2012 online today!
For all event enquiries during this time please call 091 564041.
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