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Volvo Ocean Race 2012
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Had a very enjoyable night last night down the docks.
It was my first time seeing/hearing The Kanyu Tree, and they were simply amazing in my opinion.
Maverick Sabre was only okay, but then again I am not a fan of that genre music but there was a good crowd there, drinks were flowing and there was no trouble from what I could see. So it was a great night!
Headed to a rammed Monroes afterwards and saw The Amazing Apples, and they were excellent also!
Feeling the worst for it today but I hope to recover in time for Tuesday
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Heineken is muck. It's a pity they get pride of place at so many gigs. I had some great craft beer over at he food pavilion, Creans, Hooker and Trouble Ale and Stout. It would be wonderful if consideration could be given to craft beer stands on the docks as well. There might be fewer sore heads this morning. Heino is full of chemicals. Always gives me a hell of a headache the day after
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Heineken is muck. It's a pity they get pride of place at so many gigs. I had some great craft beer over at he food pavilion, Creans, Hooker and Trouble Ale and Stout. It would be wonderful if consideration could be given to craft beer stands on the docks as well. There might be fewer sore heads this morning. Heino is full of chemicals. Always gives me a hell of a headache the day after.
I was dying this morning after it. Its a horrible drink.0 -
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galwayrush wrote: »Hope the weather improves, traffic today was a nightmare, and parking worse.It never seems as bad when the weather's good/
I had no problem with either.
Mind you, I didn't walk to or from the area (just in South Park, across the river and around the Docks) so I didn't get to experience the parking free-for-all, which may well have been as bad as happened in 2009.
I'd like to seem them sort out the pedestrian bottleneck on Merchant's Road. They seem to have switched off the signals on the Pelican Crossing.
Weather atrocious, but I enjoyed the Food Pavilion. And the paella stall, again. Also the Galway Baroque Singers, who were in good form despite the Arctic conditions.
Lots of people around, which suggest the crowds will be massive if the weather even half improves. Maybe the locals will try to emulate the foreign visitors, and wear waterproof gear when it rains...0 -
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In a Top Gear type challenge a Volvo XC60 car set off from the Lorient Race Village at precisely the same time as the boats for a road trip that will take them across France, England and Ireland to try to beat the boats to Galway.
Details here.
You can follow the car tracker here and the boat tacker here.
Whoever loses buys a round of drinks for the winners.
The way the fleet tore out of Lorient today and with 66 sailors in the race Krantz and Dahlgren could face a large bar bill if they lose their bets.
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Couple of pics from last night and tonight
Kanyu Tree 2 by Clunthoo, on Flickr
Kanyu Tree by Clunthoo, on Flickr
Stage depth by Clunthoo, on Flickr
Niwel Tsumbu by Clunthoo, on Flickr
by Clunthoo, on Flickr
Ryan Sheridan by Clunthoo, on Flickr
Untitled by Clunthoo, on Flickr
Not the best as I was only taking them with a L120 but alright I suppose. Videos will follow tomorrow, caught alot more of the wind noise today which is a shame.0 -
Spent three hours in Salthill today after reading here and on the radio about a huge parade of sail with two hundred boats involved, I should have known better. They never came near Salthill at Blackrock where it was supposed to start and I counted 38 boats in total way out in the middle of the bay.
Why o why do they say things that never happen, I got drenched even went back to the car where Galway Bay FM announced the details of the parade which never happened.:mad:
I was out there in the bay today, and there were well over 100 boats making their way into the Docks - yachts, hookers, dinghies, motor boats ... . From where we were 'standing' it was quite impressive to see all this colourful convoy heading in the same direction, all sails out. The volume of boats moored in the Docks is a testament to the event ...
From a sailing point of view, the conditions were pretty good despite a few showers here and there. But from a spectators' point of view, it is a indeed pity that it was wet, rather cold and I am sure visibility was rather impaired too.
I hope the conditions will improve ... however, we should all make do with what we get ... as we cannot change it.
Enjoy the week - I know I am looking forward to the rest of the festivities ! 0 -
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At 1 am the fleet have already covered over 200 of the 550 nautical miles to Galway and are due to round the Fastnet tomorrow morning before 8am. Live Tracker here (click 'LIVE' for latest posn.)
Three of the boats went through the notorious Raz du Sein, a narrow stretch of water located between the Isle du Sein and Brittany well known for its violent waves and sea currents. It was responsible for wrecking one of the ships on Wolfe Tone’s ill fated Expédition d'Irlande to Bantry Bay in December 1796, with the loss of 680 lives.
They got through safely and luckily did not meet awesome Raz weather like this. :eek:
There is extensive live coverage of this leg of the race on the Volvo Ocean Race Site, from 10:00am until 13:00 and from 19:00 until 22:00 tomorrow, with video calls to all the boats and live footage of any action onboard.0 -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7RSryuJAwE
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