Round three of the Irish Slalom Series (ISS) took place on June13th/ 14^th at the world famous windsurfing location of Brandon Bay, Co. Kerry. Based just outside the small village of Castlegregory on the Maharees peninsula the event was hosted by Jamie Knox Watersports. With a poor wind forecast throughout the week, some regular faces of the series choose to risk not taking the long journey south – boy did they miss out on a great weekend!

Check out some of the action shots taken from the Volvo Ocean Race helicopter. Shots were taken during the Irish Slalom Series Showcase event during the Galway stopover. Gallery here. The showcase event also made it onto a short clip about galway - check out the video on the Volvo Ocean Race TV site here 

A big thank you to DiscoverIreland.ie for all their assistance in making the showcase a success. Also to Shane Smart for all the photos.

Irish Slalom Series Showcase - Volvo Ocean Race Stopover Galway - May 23rd/ 24th 2009

Ireland's top slalom sailors headed west for a two day invitational slalom event on the Galway promenade. The event was supported by DiscoverIreland.ie and was part of the on water activities programme of the Volvo stopover.