http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/ Latest News from the Volvo Ocean Race 2008 - 2009 en-gb Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:31:06 UTC Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:31:06 UTC http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/ Copyright: (C) Lets Do It Galway 2008 - 2009 15 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com The eight boat fleet of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008/09 have left the dock after an emotional goodbye in front of hundreds of spectators lining the dockside in Alicante Spain. The fleet was greeted by http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=23 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=23 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 UTC Today 11 October in Alicante, Green Dragon started the Volvo Ocean Race with Irish businessman Tom Roche onboard. Tom is one of a group of Irish business people who funded the build of the Volvo Op http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=24 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=24 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 UTC Today (Friday 10 October) at the Volvo Ocean Race Village in Alicante, U2 lead singer Bono and his brother Norman Hewson made a surprise visit to the Green Dragon. Norman Hewson, an avid sailor http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=22 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=22 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 UTC • A strong third place in race one was follo http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=21 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=21 Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:00:00 UTC A unique business group (Shamrock Challenger Ltd) has come together to support the Irish Green Dragon Racing Team in the Volvo Ocean Race. The event starts in Alicante Spain 11th October and finish http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=20 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=20 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:00:00 UTC ONE SMALL ISLAND, two big boats. Mad, bad or just a mite ambitious? When the Volvo Ocean Ra http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=19 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=19 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 UTC Today in Alicante, Spain the Green Dragon team unveiled their new livery, and Chinese sponsors. The Chinese syndicate is made up of three companies; Shandong Lingong, Weichai Power and Triangle Gro http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=18 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=18 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 UTC "The Green Dragon Racing Team arrived in Alicante this morning after our 1500-mile delivery trip. Compared to the 2000 mile qualifier, which was rough, wet and all in all a pretty brutal trip, this http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=15 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=15 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 UTC Green Dragon, Ireland's Volvo Ocean Race entry visits Dublin (22-23 August) for a final farewell before departing for Alicante to prepare for the start of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. For http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=14 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=14 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 UTC Dublin Bay sailors and participants in the Dublin Bay Sailing Club Cruiser Challenge are invited to join in two opportunities to race with The Green Dragon. The first is before the start of http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=12 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=12 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 UTC The Green Dragon Volvo Open 70 has completed its qualification passage for the Volvo Oce http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=13 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=13 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 UTC Over 600 people gathered at Galway Harbour to wish Green Dragon a safe and successful campaign in the Volvo Ocean Race (Wednesday 30 July 2008).The Green Dragon was escorted into its ho http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=11 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=11 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 UTC The Green Dragon - Volvo Ocean Race Team arrives home to Galway Green Dragon's international crew includes top Irish ocean sailors Damian Foxall, Justin Slattery and Ian Mo http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=10 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=10 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 UTC Let's do it Galway will have a grinding machine in the Mayor's Garden at the Galway Races, to create awareness for the arrival of the Volvo Ocean Race in Galway from 23 May to 06 June 2009. http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=9 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=9 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 UTC The Irish Times Friday, July 4 2008David Branigan/Oceansport WITH THE blessing of the harbourmaster at Portsmouth, the Green Dragon Team slipped quietly from their berth at Gosport ye http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=8 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=8 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 UTC The Irish Green Team announced today, Friday 27 June that it has partnered with a blue-chip Chinese business group and that the team will be named The Green Dragon Team. This development creates a http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=7 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=7 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 UTC Galway counts down to the biggest sporting event and festival in Ireland in 2009 One year to go before Galway hosts Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=5 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=5 Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 UTC You will get wet, you will get wind beaten, and you will have the time of your life!Volvo Cars Ireland is delighted to announce that as part of its Round Ireland tour, the Ocean Race si http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=3 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=3 Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 UTC The Green Team's Volvo Open 70 is on the move, it has left builders McConaghy's in Zhuhai, China and is now on a ship bound for the UK.A 25-tonne crane was bought into McConaghy's yar http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=1 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=1 Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 UTC Last Saturday the VOR Green Team celebrated the comple http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=2 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=2 Sat, 3 May 2008 00:00:00 UTC Lets Do It Galway the management company that is responsible for managing the port stopover for the Volvo Ocean Race during May/June 2009 has announced their management team. (today 15 February 2 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=6 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=6 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 UTC Galway set for tourism boost when Volvo Ocean Race visits Galway will receive a multi-million Euro boost from tourism when the Volvo Ocean Race stages a st http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=4 http://www.letsdoitgalway.com/news.php?id=4 Fri, 18 May 2007 00:00:00 UTC