A new exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the global circumnavigation by yacht by the late Commander Bill King opens in Galway City Museum this week.
A display of objects and memorabilia relating to his voyage, loaned by his family and involving Galway Bay Sailing Club support, will be exhibited at the museum.
Members of the King family will attend the event on Thursday, November 30th, when there will be a special showing of “King of the Waves'', a film written and directed by Luke Leslie.
There will also be reflections from his daughter Leonie King, son Tarka King and Johnny Shorten of GBSC.
The submarine commander and solo sailor was a lifelong honorary member of GBSC, and also hunted with the Galway Blazers.
His grandson and musician Cian Finn will premiere a very special song “Survive”, which he has composed especially for the occasion.
Read more about Bill KIng on Afloat here and listen to Leonie King's memories of her late father in a podcast here