Flags of the Teams: Ericsson 4, Telefonica Blue, PUMA Ocean Racing, Ericsson 3, Green Dragon, Telefonica Black, Delta Lloyd
Flags of the 11 Ports: Alicante, Cape Town, Cochin, Singapore, Qingdao, Rio de Janeiro, Boston, GALWAY, Manstrand, Stockholm & St Petersburg
Discover Ireland…
Volvo Displays
Volvo’s Monsters
The very famous Red Arrows Display by Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team. I’ve seen them many times at different events, they are really GOOD.
If I’m still little, I would have gone crying to my mummy.
Oh yeah, Puma merchandis…
Ericsson’s supporters
Singapore 11385km away.
The Dome for some 3D experiences
Puma ‘sister’ boat
Kids entertainment
I can’t find a word to describe… I just drool at the sight of it.
Absolute beauty.
The work ground for the teams – no access to public.
Rows of stalls selling yummy food.
The Port
Private boat sailing out to catch the in port racing…
Race begin, 1300hrs
See the boat with red sails? Thats traditional Galway Hooker boat used to transport turf in bygone days.
Green Dragon
Delta Lloyd
Team Ericsson 4
Team Ericsson 3
Team Telefonica Black
Team Telefonica Blue
The last to sail in… Puma Ocean Racing Team - the winning team of the day.
The result of hours of waiting… sunburnt! The race ended around 2-ish and they only sailed in at 7pm. No one knew exactly what time they’ll come in but to wait… I ventured off to a deserted location with no crowds (also no shades/shelter) and knew I’m at a right place when there were 4 other professional photographers stationing there…
The crowd
In order to get a good view, I had to battle through 3 lines of crowd! Times like this I’ll have to whip out my skills of gaining others sympathy that this poor petite girl couldn't see anything…. opps and I did make my way to the front in seconds… Thank you very much!
Puma’s team with families… That securely locked box is filled with Puma’s team gears
On board Puma’s
Standing Tall
Me, in my Puma crew shirt with the boats
Telefonica Black- 3rd
Telefonica Blue - 2nd
And the winner is… Puma!
Not forgetting a champagne shower for Puma’s Skipper, you rocks!
Coming to this end, I think its not difficult to guess which team I support. Puma is 1 point away from Telefonica Blue now… the excitement is choking me!
