Volvo ocean race leaves Boston for Galway Bay

Ireland's Green Dragon sets sail for home port

The Green Dragon buttie was made of organic Irish fillet beef, fresh potatoe wedges topped with sea salt, west cork country relish and freshly baked bread- all self contained in a ready-to eat meal.

The Galway stopover has been a huge marketing platform for Tourism Ireland.  The nine-month Volvo Ocean Race attracts huge worldwide publicity and takes in two of Ireland’s key source markets, the U.S. and continental Europe.  For the first time the race has visited Asia, which represents significant business potential for Irish tourism. 

Ian Walker, the skipper of Ireland’s Green Dragon, is aiming for a solid performance into Galway. While the initial 48-hours are unfavorable for the Green Dragon’s underweight keel, downwind ‘running’ conditions next week should see his team on a par with most of the fleet.

Green Dragon left Boston with some needed cash in its sails after they received a sponsorship boost that will secure the team until the end of the race. That sponsorship is understood to be worth a significant six-figure sum in a deal with BWIN and United Games who will tap into the 210,000-strong virtual gaming community that already tracks the real race.

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