Tiernan Roe of Ballydehob is “(Classics)” Sailor of the Month for April

2nd May 2023

The Lady Min team at the International Classic Boat Awards 2023 in London are (left to right) Jim O’Keeffe, current Lady Min owner Simon O’Keeffe, classic boat-builder Tiernan Roe of Roe Boats, and Liam O’Keeffe

Irish classic boatbuilders and owners are no strangers to the podium at the annual International Classic Boat Awards in London, and 2023’s ceremony in April was no exception.

Simon O’Keffe of Schull – the current family owner of the 1902 gaff cutter Lady Min designed and built in Schull by his great-grandfather Maurice O’Keeffe – had the well-earned satisfaction of seeing master-boatbuilder Tiernan Roe being suitably honoured with the trophy for the best restoration for boats under 40ft LOA, a rare moment in the limelight for a craftsman who normally and quietly gets on with the job.

The restored Lady Min – an “overnight success” after 121 years

Published in Sailor of the Month, Historic Boats, West Cork

Published in Sailor of the Month

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