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Title: A Galway Hooker   (num: 7B07)
Info: 18" x 24" oil on canvas     Price: €275
A Galway Hooker, Landscape Painting, Artist, West of Ireland, Num:7B07
GThe Galway Hooker is a traditional sailing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland. This is a unique design variation, developed in the 18th century for the unwieldy seas in this area.
It is easily identified by the sail formation, which is extremely distinctive and beautiful. It 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.
The festival of “Cruinniu na mBád” (meeting of boats) is held every year when Hookers race from Connemara to Kinvara on the Galway/Clare county border. Roundstone Regatta is also an annual event when Hookers can be seen in a beautiful and colourful display, in Roundstone Bay.