Volvo Ocean Race Final 2012
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Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 To Finish In Galway. Bookings being taken now

 

Travelling to Ireland for the Volvo Ocean Race? - Book now to gaurantee availability.

Withover 5,000 corporates and 300,000 visitors expected to arrive in Galway with for this iconic event advance planning of your stay will be paramount to your enjoyment.

Irelands Premier Helicopter company based in Galway Airport is situated within 2 minutes of Galway Docks the In-Port final Volvo Ocean Race Stop. Executive Helicopters has the largest helicopter capacity within Ireland with unparralled service experience and quality of fleet.  Corporate rates along with minimum positioning times will  gaurantee the most competive rates available.  

  • Optimise your time in Ireland avoid long journeys from your arrival airport and reach your destination in minutes with a friendly hassle free charter.  Let the handling companies transport you directly to your waiting helicopter and  be flow directly to your point of stay.  Flight times examples:  Dublin Airport/Galway approx 60 minutes, Shannon Airport/Galway 20 minutes                                                                                                                                                           
  • Travel and see some of the wounderous sites Ireland has to offer including the Cliffs of Moher (nominated for one of the new seven wounders of the world) include a stop over at the Aran Islands and even throw in a lunch stop at a five star hotel Ashford Castle/Doonbeg Resort/Dromoland Castle/Abbeyglen Hote all within 20 minutes of each other by air so you can relax and maximise your experienc. See our tour page for some more custom designed tours or ring our office to custom design your own tour.                                                                                                                                                                     
  • Planning on fitting in a round of Golf in one of Ireland renowed Golf courses - Who hasn’t dreamt of playing 18 holes at at one of the famous links golf courses Ballybunnion/ Doonbeg/Oldhead/Adare/Waterville in the morning and following that up with 18 holes at Royal County Down in the afternoon?                       
  • Planning in staying at one of the famous locations outside Galway and travelling to Galway for the Race, Charter a helicopter and avoid the traffic while enjoying the spectacular scenery Ireland has to offer.

Whatever the requirements our staff will be more than happy to discuss and advise on optimising you experience based on a long history of meeting corporate needs and an indept knowledge gained through 15 years of experience

 

Starting in October in Alicante, the fleet with race south along the African coast to Cape Town, into the Indian Ocean for Abu Dhabi, before bearing east to Sanya (China) and onto city of the sails, Auckland (New Zealand). The route to Itajaí (Brazil) will see the fleet round Cape Horn, every sailor’s Everest. Next stop is Miami before a sprint across the Atlantic to Lisbon (Portugal) through the Bay of Biscay to Lorient (France) before the Grand Finale of Galway in Ireland.
The Volvo Ocean Race is billed as an exceptional test of sailing prowess and human endeavour. Battling monstrous seas and howling winds while living in Spartan conditions, it is Life at the Extreme. 
With a tv audience in excess of 1.3 billion, print media exceeding 1.6 billion and a radio audience of over 1.1 billion it is truly a global media power house.

The start city of Alicante, Spain and finish city of Galway, Ireland. For the first time, the Volvo Ocean Race will finish with an In-Port race in Galway.

Event Start Port Finish Port Start Day Start Date Estimated Finish Date Nautical miles

Pro-Am Race Alicante - Sat 29-Oct-11
In-Port Race Alicante - Sun 30-Oct-11
Leg 1 Alicante Cape Town Sat 05-Nov-11 25-Nov-11 6500
Pro-Am Race Cape Town - Fri 09-Dec-11
In-Port Race Cape Town - Sat 10-Dec-11
Leg 2 Cape Town Abu Dhabi Sun 11-Dec-11 01-Jan-12 5430
Pro-Am Race Abu Dhabi - Thu 12-Jan-12
In-Port Race Abu Dhabi - Fri 13-Jan-12
Leg 3 Abu Dhabi Sanya Sat 14-Jan-12 04-Feb-12 4600
Pro-Am Race Sanya - Fri 17-Feb-12
In-Port Race Sanya - Sat 18-Feb-12
Leg 4 Sanya Auckland Sun 19-Feb-12 08-Mar-12 5220
Pro-Am Race Auckland Fri 16-Mar-12
In-Port Race Auckland Sat 17-Mar-12
Leg 5 Auckland Itajai Sun 18-Mar-12 04-Apr-12 6705
Pro-Am Race Itajai Fri 20-Apr-12
In-Port Race Itajai Sat 21-Apr-12
Leg 6 Itajai Miami Sun 22-Apr-12 06-May-12 4800
Pro-Am Race Miami Fri 18-May-12
In-Port Race Miami Sat 19-May-12
Leg 7 Miami Lisbon Sun 20-May-12 31-May-12 3590
Pro-Am Race Lisbon Fri 08-Jun-12
In-Port Race Lisbon Sat 09-Jun-12
Leg 8 Lisbon Lorient Sun 10-Jun-12 17-Jun-12 1940
Pro-Am Race Lorient Fri 29-Jun-12
In-Port Race Lorient Sat 30-Jun-12
Leg 9 Lorient Galway Sun 01-Jul-12 03-Jul-12 485
Pro-Am Race Galway Fri 06-Jul-12
In-Port Race Galway Sat 07-Jul-12
Reserve Day Galway Sun 08-Jul-12