Mermaid Week has been held every year since 1970, with the Championship being decided on the basis of Regatta results from 1953 to 1969.  The first Mermaid Week was held in Skerries and each year 30 to 50 Mermaids race against each other in a seven day championship.  The week long format in the first week of August usually ensures a little of everything from a wind and weather point of view.  The 2010 champion is Jim Dempsey of Skerries Sailing Club,  sailing Paul Winters’ No. 183 Wannago.  His crew were Scott Flanigan and Cian O’Regan.

The first week of August will saw 33 Mermaids and over 200 visitors to Foynes, Co. Limerick for a week of fun and competitive sailing.

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NEWS (Check Live Commentary for details of the action during Races and Protests):

· Photos are now available on Picasa. 12th August 2010

· Full details and photos of winners of each completion are now available in the Winners Enclosure. 11th August 2010

· DEMPSEY confirmed as championship winner.  Jim Carthy 2nd, Paddy Dillon 3rd.  Geraldine O’Neill wins Daphne, Mark Boylan won the Designer, Paddy Dillon won the Celia No.5, Vincent McCormack won the Munster, Jim Dempsey won the Master, Anthony Weldon won the Celia (26th). Check the Results or download.  6th August 2010

· O’NEILL wins the Daphne in Lively Lady with another 1st today.  Like Dempsey she doesn’t have to sail tomorrow. 5th August 2010

· Full Results (provisional) now available after Race 4. 4th August 2010

· Jim Dempsey of Skerries, sailing Paul Winters’ 183 Wannago (with Jim’s sails, hence the 36 in the photo) does it again.  He won Race 4 and now has two 1sts and two 2nds.  Jim Carthy in 123 Vee beat Paddy Dillon’s 132 Wild Wind to second place.  Carthy and Dillon will need a papal blessing to win Mermaid Week at this stage. 4th August 2010

· Jim Dempsey in 183 Wannago wins Race 3, with 131 Wild Wind and 188 Innocence second and third respectively.  Geraldine O’Neill in 73 Lively Lady won the Daphne and Mark McCormack in 54 Hycilla won the Designer. 77 Tiller Girl was scored DNF in Version #3 of the Provisional Results.  3rd August 2010

· Wannago is flying today.  Cian O’Regan won the crew race in her.  Provisional results available now, but there are three protests.  Check Live Commentary for details. 3rd August 2010

· No. 76 Helen retired yesterday with broken rudder fittings.  These have been repaired and Therese and her crew will be racing today. 3rd August 2010

· Six boats over the line at the start. See the photos. 2nd August 2010

· There are five pairs of brothers helming ten different boats this year: Jim and Anthony Carthy from Rush, Shay and Martin O’Toole from Skerries, Vincent and James McCormack from Foynes, James’s sons Darragh and Mark and Enda and Anthony Weldon.  Will sibling rivalry play a part on some boat on boat situations? 2nd August 2010

· More news

 

CRASH, BANG…..

· Lot’s of broken bits today.   See the photo on Live Commentary for a fitting end to Mermaid Week 6th August 2010

· Champion boat’s wearing of a Ladies Day head scarf is understandable, because she is, like all Mermaids a lady.  But as for Johnny Dillon……. 6th Auguust 2010.

· The crew on The Message were in trouble earlier in the week.  They had to retire from Race 3 with shifty spreaders.  A longer screw did the job and they had a good result in Race 4 with 7th.  See also Good Week/Bad Week. 4th August 2010

· Puffin has just broken the boom in Race 4—natural justice? 4th August 2010

· There seems to be a dent in the boom of 37 Puffin, it hit an object thicker than a Mermaid boom.  Paul is sending the bill on.  He won’t accept a bag of sprouts in lieu. 4th August 2010

· More Crash, Bang..

Mermaid National Championship 2010

The 41st Mermaid Week

2010 National Champion, Jim Dempsey of Skerries in 183 Wannago (using sails from No. 36).  Crew were Scott Flanigan and Cian O’Regan.  Paul Winters is the boat’s owner.