Spectacular financial coup for City of the Tribes
Beating stiff competition from other European ports, including favourites Stockholm, the decision could generate upwards of €80 million for the local economy.
The stopover in Galway during May 2009 fuelled the public imagination as never before. More than 600,000 supporters visited the race village during the stopover, with the crowd peaking at 62,000 people on in-port race day alone. Salthill drew a further crowd of 120,000 to watch the dramatic close combat race from the shoreline.
