![Racing dinghies to Galway hookers and “everything in between” can compete in the Cong-Galway Race and there are two legs with a mid-way break for lunch at Kilbeg pier Racing dinghies to Galway hookers and “everything in between” can compete in the Cong-Galway Race and there are two legs with a mid-way break for lunch at Kilbeg pier](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000PtTjRyWVjgw/s/848/I0000PtTjRyWVjgw.jpg)
![Europe’s longest and oldest inland dinghy race takes a 30-nautical mile course from Lisloughrey pier, near Cong at the north end of lough Corrib to Galway city Europe’s longest and oldest inland dinghy race takes a 30-nautical mile course from Lisloughrey pier, near Cong at the north end of lough Corrib to Galway city](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000yJLeE3rd8I8/s/848/I0000yJLeE3rd8I8.jpg)
![The Cong-Galway Race 2023 fleet The Cong-Galway Race 2023 fleet](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000q2qHqqjY_hM/s/767/I0000q2qHqqjY_hM.jpg)
![A fleet of around 40 boats and three Galway hookers set sail yesterday morning on the 30-nautical mile course of the Cong-Galway Race A fleet of around 40 boats and three Galway hookers set sail yesterday morning on the 30-nautical mile course of the Cong-Galway Race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000IUQSodBVHiA/s/767/I0000IUQSodBVHiA.jpg)
![The Galway Hookers began participating in the Cong Galway race three years ago. This year's race will now be sailed on Sunday and not Saturday due to weather The Galway Hookers began participating in the Cong Galway race three years ago. This year's race will now be sailed on Sunday and not Saturday due to weather](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009JN7_zB3KH8/s/767/I00009JN7_zB3KH8.jpg)
![The Cong-Galway Sailing Race holds a special place in the hearts of Galway sailors September's Cong-Galway Sailing Race holds a special place in the hearts of Galway sailors](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000XSeDCbj_oRc/s/767/I0000XSeDCbj_oRc.jpg)
Europe's Oldest Sailing Race, the Cong-Galway Sailing Race, Set to Take Place in Setpember
21st August 2023 Cong-Galway Race![Alex Barry, Sandy Remmington and Kenny Murphy from Monkstown Bay SC are presented with the cup by Peter Fergus from sponsors the Lodge at Ashford Castle and Elizabeth Steede from Galway Hooker Sailing Club after winning the 2022 Cong-Galway Sailing Race Alex Barry, Sandy Remmington and Kenny Murphy from Monkstown Bay SC are presented with the cup by Peter Fergus from sponsors the Lodge at Ashford Castle and Elizabeth Steede from Galway Hooker Sailing Club after winning the 2022 Cong-Galway Sailing Race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uX0TfoHdrZs/s/500/I0000uX0TfoHdrZs.jpg)
![Competitors line up for the Cong Galway race Competitors line up for the Cong Galway race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000yJLeE3rd8I8/s/767/I0000yJLeE3rd8I8.jpg)
![Cong to Galway Sailing Race A scene from the 2021 Cong to Galway Sailing Race. The 2022 race has been cancelled due to strong winds](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000PtTjRyWVjgw/s/767/I0000PtTjRyWVjgw.jpg)
![Cong Galway race It is 140 years since the inaugural sailing of Cong Galway race and 50 years since it was revived in its current form](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000OqJltNkCgdg/s/767/I0000OqJltNkCgdg.jpg)
![Cong Galway Race winners John Lillis, Captain of the Corrib Rowing and Yachting Club, presenting to the 2021 Cong Galway Race winners Rob Talbot - Cumann Seoltóireacht an Spidéil, and Rain De Bairead - Galway City Sailing](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000atPXbJdEfaA/s/500/I0000atPXbJdEfaA.jpg)
![Cong Galway Race Dinghies and catamarans are rafted up a the quayside at the halfway point of the Cong Galway Race at Kilbeg Pier](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000yJLeE3rd8I8/s/500/I0000yJLeE3rd8I8.jpg)
![Gleoiteog Gleoiteogs which have been restored by the Galway Hooker Sailing Club will participate in the historic Cong Galway race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001ufoE.mzkWU/s/500/I00001ufoE.mzkWU.jpg)
![Cong Galway Race Revived back in 1972, the Cong Galway Race will be sailed on Sunday, June 27.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000XSeDCbj_oRc/s/500/I0000XSeDCbj_oRc.jpg)
![Cong-Galway Race Cong-Galway Race: this year's unique historic event - the oldest and longest inland sailing race in Europe 30 nautical miles - will take place on Saturday, June 26th.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gJogoSdiZmA/s/500/I0000gJogoSdiZmA.jpg)
![Father and son winners Sean (left) and Yannick Lemonnier of Galway Bay Sailng Club](/media/k2/items/cache/99b9dca2e5a09ce1cfd721135045fcf1_L.jpg)
The annual Cong – Galway Sailing Race is Europe’s oldest and longest inland water sailing race.
The original Cong-Galway Race started at the Royal Galway Yachting Club in Galway City and travelled to Ashford Castle in Cong before returning to Galway City, a race distance of 61.5 nautical miles.
The 2020 race is the 137th such race.
The Cong-Galway Race was a huge social event in Galway until 1914. It never recovered after the First World War and was last held in its old format in 1931. The race was later revived in 1972. Now half the original length, the race starts at Lisloughrey pier, near Ashford Castle, and ends just past the Quincentennial Bridge in Galway City.
The winner, which will be determined based on the Portsmouth handicap scheme, will be presented with the CRYC Trophy, a treasured possession of the Corrib Rowing and Yachting Club.
The Cong to Galway Race start is from Lisloughrey Pier in Cong, Co. Mayo and is typically scheduled for 10.30 a.m. on a course through Upper and Lower Lough Corrib to the finish line at Corrib Village on the River Corrib in Galway. The race makes a stop for lunch at Kilbeg Pier, approximately half way, where timings will be taken for the restart.
Corrib Rowing & Yachting Club, Galway Bay Sailing Club, Galway City Sailing Club and Cumainn Seoltóireacht an Spidéil.