Galway Hookers
by Rob Hemphill
Title
Galway Hookers
Artist
Rob Hemphill
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A serene evening sail of Galway hookers near Roundstone with the magnificent backdrop of the Twelve Bens mountains in Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland.
The Galway hooker is a traditional fishing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland. The hooker was developed for the strong seas there. It is identified by its sharp, clean entry, bluff bow, marked tumblehome and raked transom. Its sail plan consists of a single mast with a main sail and two foresails. Traditionally, the boat is black (being coated in pitch) and the sails are a dark red-brown.
Recently there has been a major revival of and renewed interest in the Galway hooker, and the boats are still being painstakingly constructed. The festival of Cruinniú na mBád is held each year, when boats race across Galway Bay from Connemara to Kinvara on the Galway/Clare county boundary.
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February 15th, 2013
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