The photo competition is sponsored by LookWest.ie, the online guide for living, working and doing business in the West of Ireland.
23 May – 6 June 2009
Welcome to the official photo sharing group for the Galway Volvo Ocean Race!
Share your Volvo Ocean Race photos with Galway and the World and prove that the West is best when it comes to being creative!
Let people all over the world see the beauty and the character of the West of Ireland and help us achieve our target of getting 10,000 festival images uploaded!
Win Prizes!
Photos uploaded to this group are automatically entered into our photo competition which is open to all. Participants are asked to simply upload their photos, taken during the festival. Winners will be chosen by marine sports journalist and photographer David Branigan. Prizes include top of the range digital cameras to a total value of €1,500.
Your Photos on the Festival Big Screen!
The best photos from each day will be displayed on the festival big screen - so please upload yours ASAP!
To celebrate being a stopover port for the Volvo Ocean Race, Galway is hosting a 15-day festival of sailing, music, culture and craic and all for free! Highlights include free concerts, street performance, an attempt to break the world record for Céilí dancing, a Red Arrows air display, markets, interactive exhibits including a simulator and the opportunity to be winched to the top of the mast of a Volvo Open 70 racing boat.
For more information about the festival, visit http://www.galwayvolvooceanrace.com
