The Dublin Bay Mermaid class was designed by JB Kearney in 1932 and still going strong today.  From the oldest Amy (No. 1) to the newest Azeezy (No. 189) this 17ft clinker built wooden dinghy provides challenging and exciting sailing for three person crews in all weathers.

 

In addition to club racing, there is a lively regatta & social programme with events taking place around the Irish coast and occasionally on the lake of the River Shannon between May and October each year.  There is currently a number of new Mermaids under construction.

 

The highlight of each year is Mermaid Week, usually commencing on the Saturday before the August Public Holiday (1st Monday in August) and continuing to the following Friday.  In 2010 Mermaid Week was hosted by Foynes Yacht Club and in 2011 Tralee Bay Sailing Club will again welcome the Mermaids to Fenit.

 

Mermaids can be found in Dun Laoghaire, Clontarf, Skerries, Rush, Wexford, Foynes and Sligo.  The class association is the Mermaid Sailing Association.

 

 

 

Mermaids racing on the Shannon Estuary at Mermaid Week 2010 hosted by Foynes Yacht Club.

Website © Peter Scallan 2010.  Photographs, Newsletter and Racing Results © Mermaid Sailing Association 2010 unless otherwise stated.   No responsibility taken for external links.

NEWS:                                                   

· Wedding Bells! Congratulations to Jonathan O’Rourke and Carol Cronin (of Tiller Girl) who are getting married today.   Best wishes to you both. 3rd September 2010

· NYC Frostbite series takes place on the five Sunday’s in October, two races each day back to back, with warning signal shortly after 11 each Sunday.  Further details on the NYC site or download Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions. 30th August 2010

· Geraldine O’Neill with crew Mick Hanney (her husband!) and Ailbhe Smith sailing No. 73 Lively Lady repeated their recent success in Foynes by winning the Daniel Perpetual Memorial Trophy.  The trophy is scored over four regattas (NYC, Wexford, Skerries and Rush) and Geraldine finished the series on equal points with Rush’s Patrick Boardman (No. 26 Thumbalina).  Lively Lady’s best result was a 2nd at her home event at NYC, whilst Thumbalina’s 4th in Rush was not enough to beat her on equal points.  This continues an amazing season for Geraldine, who won the Munster Championship in June, achieved her first top 10 result in Mermaid Week (ninth) at the same time winning the Daphne Perpetual Cup. See Results. 29th August 2010

· Paddy Dillon, with his crew Rory Grimes and Alice Carthy sailing No. 131 Wild Wind extracted sweet revenge on Rush club mate Jim Carthy in No. 123 Vee.  Paddy and crew won the Rush Regatta with two wins and a second, pushing Jim and crew into second place.   See Results. 29th August 2010

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