Cruinniu na mBad, Galway Hooker Sailing Festival In Kinvara.
There is a long history of sailing and building traditional sailing boats along the Connemara coast and around Galway bay. Collectively known as hookers there are generally four types of Galway Hooker, all used for different purposes. The biggest is approximately 44 feet long and the smallest is approximately 24 feet long. The four boats…