On Friday night last at 10pm the ten yachts taking part in the tenth Round Aran Race set sail in light winds from Galway Docks.

A lost diver scenario which took place as final part of the Rescue Diver Course which was ran by the Galway Dive School last Saturday off Salthill. It was ran in conjunction with the RNLI crew Ciaran Oliver Brian Niland and Olivia Byrne.

Despite the various weather forecasts of little to no wind, 20 odd boats readied their boats on Sunday morning, 1 June, in Cong for the annual race from Lisloughrey pier to Galway.

Galway Atlantaquaria hosted World Ocean Day on Sunday, 8 June. Packed with fun for all the family, this year's event drew a crowd of almost 1200, twice the numbers seen last year.

The second race of the dinghy Summer Series took place on Tuesday 3 June in a brisk south westerly wind. A triangular course with a long beat, a short reach and a long run was set by race officer Aoife Lyons. Several of the multihulls were highly premature in the start sequence and a general recall was issued. Second time around the boats got away cleanly and were straight onto the beat.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to dive with flashlights, take digital pictures underwater or float effortlessly like an Astronaut? Kids can try their hand at underwater diving this summer with the launch of this summer's fun, easy and safe classes given by Galway Dive School.

Four Galway-based lifeboat volunteers were honoured at a special awards ceremony held recently in Dublin to honour the volunteer work of the men and women who give up so much of their time to support the RNLI in Ireland.

Each year as part of the King of the Bay series, GBSC holds an overnight Race around the Aran Islands. It is a great sight to see the many boats heading out from Nimmo's Pier at 10pm as they take on the challenge of a long and sometimes difficult race. Depending on the wind strength and direction the race can take anything from seven to 12 hours to complete.

Upcoming marine events in the Galway area.

Fr. Barry Hog, President of St Mary's College, Neil Carney Operations Manager of the Galway Stopover, Harbour master Brian Sheridan and Bartley Fannin, Principal of St Mary's College at the school's sports hall - the largest in Galway - which will be used by the Volvo Ocean Race as the venue for scrutinising the sails of the racing boats.