It may have been the smallest town on the Volvo Ocean Race stop over route but Galway has been punching above its weight. That is something we have all known for some time but now it is official. The in-port race was well received among locals, who turned out by the thousands to watch the racing. There was the largest on-water crowd to watch an in-port race, plus many more lined vantage points on Salthill, the two-kilometre promenade stretching along Galway Bay. Officials estimate 50,000 people were on hand throughout the day, which began with the dock-out ceremony at race village.
