THOUSANDS WELCOME VOLVO OCEAN RACE BOATS INTO GALWAY

Date Published: 24-May-2009

Thousands of people were on standby to welcome the volvo ocean race boats into Galway in the early hours of this morning.An estimated seven thousand people filed into the docks, while thousands more lined the shoreline from Salthill to the aran Islands.Guided by bonfires along the bay, the swedish entry, Ericsson 4 was first to arrive into the docks shortly after 3am following a gruelling seven day transatlantic crossing from Boston.American owned yacht puma racing was second to arrive into the bay followed by Irish entry Green Dragon which drew the loudest cheers from the crowds when it pulled in third.Galway Bay FM's Keith Finnegan was at the docks broadcasting live updates until the early hour's of this morning.He says the Ericson four got a huge welcome from the crowds