Images from the start of Leg 8 - Galway Bay, Ireland

8:34 PM Sat 6 Jun 2009 GMT

'Ericsson 3, skippered by Magnus Olsson (SWE) at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand' Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race &copy

The Volvo Ocean Race photographers were focused on the start of Leg 8 in Galway bay, Ireland and provided these images of the day's action.

Thousands of people gather in the race village at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Rick Tomlinson-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

Thousands of people gather in the race village at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Rick Tomlinson-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

The fleet blast out of Galway Bay with Ericsson 4 in the lead, at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

The fleet blast out of Galway Bay with Ericsson 4 in the lead, at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

The fleet blast out of Galway Bay with Ericsson 4 in the lead, at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

The fleet blast out of Galway Bay with Ericsson 4 in the lead, at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Rick Tomlinson-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

The fleet blast out of Galway Bay with Ericsson 4 in the lead, at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Rick Tomlinson-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

Telefonica Blue, skippered by Bouwe Bekking (NED) at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

Ericsson 4, skippered by Torben Grael (BRA) at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

PUMA Ocean Racing, skippered by Ken Read (USA) at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

PUMA Ocean Racing, skippered by Ken Read (USA) at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

Telefonica Blue, skippered by Bouwe Bekking (NED) at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Dave Kneale-Volvo Ocean Race &copy

PUMA Ocean Racing, skippered by Ken Read (USA) at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Sally Collison-PUMA Ocean Racing

The fleet blast out of Galway Bay with Ericsson 4 in the lead, at the start of leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand - Sally Collison-PUMA Ocean Racing

by Volvo Ocean Race media

Click on thumbnails to enlarge and find more photos:

Newsfeed supplied by

#News #Sailing

Sailing

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before It's Too Late

Reef before you need to, not after

Sailing

Overnight at Anchor: Setting Up Right

Scope, seabed, and staying put all night

Sailing

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

When and how to reef before the wind wins

Sailing

Read the Wind: Judge Its Force Without a Gauge

Sailing

The Beaufort Scale: How We Learned to Rank Wind

Sailing

Heaving To: Park the Boat in a Blow

Sailing

Heave-To: Sailing's Emergency Pause Button

Sailing

Reefing: Read the Signs, Act Early

Sailing

VHF Radio on the Water: Channels and Calls

Sailing

The Figure-8: Return to a Person Overboard

Nearby
North Head, NSW	8 kn WNW
Little Bay, NSW	6 kn NW
Cronulla, NSW	10 kn NW
Windiest in Australia
Hogan Island, VIC	26 kn W	13°
Most Windless in Australia
Perth (Coastal), WA	Calm	15°
Hottest in Australia
Fitzroy Crossing, WA	8 kn NW	29°
Coldest in Australia
Mount Wellington, TAS	26 kn WSW	2°
Wettest in Australia
Mount Read, TAS	57.4 mm

Images from the start of Leg 8 - Galway Bay, Ireland

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before It's Too Late

Overnight at Anchor: Setting Up Right

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

Live Weather

Nearby

Windiest in Australia

Most Windless in Australia

Hottest in Australia

Coldest in Australia

Wettest in Australia

Sailing Articles

Buy & Sell

2026 Black Project Foilx Paddle

2024 Atlantis Halo

2020 SIC Bullet V2

2020 Axis New Wave

2026 PPC Orbit Parawing

2024 Patrik Slalom 130

2026 Ozone Flux V2 3.6 & 5.0

Know before you go

Download the Seabreeze app for iOS or Android.

Weather

Activities

About

Other

Support