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Dun Laoghaire Regatta 2009 Sponsored By Volvo And Featuring The Green Dragon
Regatta & Boats
Headline: Maritime Splendour: The 2009 Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta & Green Dragon Homecoming
Dún Laoghaire Harbour witnessed one of its most remarkable spectacles of sail on Sunday, 12 July 2009, as the biennial Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta concluded with high drama on the water and a historic national homecoming. Across four days of fierce competition (9–12 July), approximately 450 yachts and upwards of 2,000 sailors battled across Dublin Bay, culminating in a magnificent final day of racing and overall prizegiving ceremonies hosted throughout the waterfront yacht clubs.
Adding to the maritime occasion was the official civic homecoming of Green Dragon, Ireland’s entry in the gruelling 37,000-nautical-mile 2008–2009 Volvo Ocean Race. Fresh from finishing the round-the-world marathon in Saint Petersburg just weeks earlier, the yacht—skippered by Ian Walker—swept into port to a thunderous welcome. Enthusiastic crowds lined the East Pier and packed the harbour walls to salute the vessel and her crew, sealing the regatta finale as an unforgettable chapter in Irish competitive sailing.
Regatta & Boats
Headline: Maritime Splendour: The 2009 Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta & Green Dragon Homecoming
Dún Laoghaire Harbour witnessed one of its most remarkable spectacles of sail on Sunday, 12 July 2009, as the biennial Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta concluded with high drama on the water and a historic national homecoming. Across four days of fierce competition (9–12 July), approximately 450 yachts and upwards of 2,000 sailors battled across Dublin Bay, culminating in a magnificent final day of racing and overall prizegiving ceremonies hosted throughout the waterfront yacht clubs.
Adding to the maritime occasion was the official civic homecoming of Green Dragon, Ireland’s entry in the gruelling 37,000-nautical-mile 2008–2009 Volvo Ocean Race. Fresh from finishing the round-the-world marathon in Saint Petersburg just weeks earlier, the yacht—skippered by Ian Walker—swept into port to a thunderous welcome. Enthusiastic crowds lined the East Pier and packed the harbour walls to salute the vessel and her crew, sealing the regatta finale as an unforgettable chapter in Irish competitive sailing.
DUN LAOGHAIRE REGATTA