Rescheduled Cong-Galway Race Takes Place on 27 August

14th August 2022

Competitors line up for the Cong Galway race

Competitors line up for the 2021 Cong Galway race

The annual Cong to Galway Sailing Race, Europe’s oldest and longest inland water sailing race, will take place this year on Saturday, 27 August 2022, having been postponed from June due to adverse weather.

The race starts at Lisloughrey Pier, Cong, Co. Mayo in the shadow of the picturesque Ashford Castle, and follows the old steamer route from Lisloughrey for about 30 nautical miles, through Upper and Lower Lough Corrib, to the finish line on the River Corrib.

The race is split into two legs; the first leg finishes at Kilbeg, where competitors pause for lunch and refreshments.

The second leg is via a narrower channel in the lower lake and then on to the river with the finish line at Corrib Village. To finish up, there is the crowd-pleasing sight of the boats capsizing to get under the Quincentennial Bridge before arriving at the Corrib Rowing and Yachting Club.

The Cong Galway race route

A bus is available to bring participants from Galway to Cong on the morning of the event to enable sailors to leave trailers and cars in Galway for recovery and transport after the event.

A prize-giving ceremony and reception will be held shortly after in CRYC. Lunch, bus transfers and a post-race meal at CRYC are all included in the entry fee.

Entries must be registered before midday on Wednesday, 24 August 2022. Online registration can be found here

Entries are strictly limited to 40 boats on a first-come, first-served basis. If the limit on participants is reached, a waiting list will be maintained. Please contact [email protected] if you wish to be added to the waiting list.

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The Cong-Galway: Ireland’s oldest inland sailing race

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.

Cong Galway Race Course

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.