08/21/2009, ballydehob ireland
The traditional boats gather at Ballydehob, not far from us, every year for some music, dancing, food and fun. Jeremy Irons, the actor, has restored a castle that is on the way here and invited the fleet to stop for a drink and a tour while they waited for a favorable tide to reach the festival. The sailors sail out later with the tide while everyone else heads for the pubs where the music plays on.
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08/21/2009, Ballydehob
This was one of the larger boats at the festival, arriving as the tide rose. Ballydehob is very shallow at low tide, which has a twelve foot rise and fall on a spring tide. The festival is scheduled during a favorable high tide, so the boats can arrive, party for a while and leave before the tide goes out. It's about a three hour window of fun.
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08/21/2009, Ballydehob
What a beautiful little boat.
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08/21/2009, Ballydehob
Someone has to get the dancing started!
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