Galway Hookers are a distinctive form of native Irish boat, and Carraroe hosts an annual regatta of these vessels. As of 2006 this event, which is named
Féile an Dóilín after the area's "coral strand", was the largest ever regatta of Galway hookers. The main boats are the larger
Báid Mhóra (big boats) and
Leathbháid (half-boats), which in earlier times were used for hauling
turf from the peat bogs in Connemara to the
Aran Islands and
The Burren of
County Clare, where peat is absent. The smaller boats are the
Gleoiteoga, which were traditionally used for fishing. These boats can be found at Sruthán Pier, which is the main pier in Carraroe and in the
Caladh Thadhg area. The main activity of these boats is racing, and there are several regattas along the Connemara coast. Currach racing is held on
Loch an Mhuilinn, the lake close to the village. Every year at the festival of
Cruinniú na mBád, a flotilla of traditional Connemara boats race across Galway Bay from Carraroe to
Kinvara. == Irish language ==