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Sisk's Restored Marian Maid is Sovereign's Cup ‘Prix d'elegance’ Trophy Winner

24th June 2023
George Sisk helming the immaculately restored 1954 eight-metre cruiser Marian Maid in White Sails Two division on the final day of the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup
George Sisk helming the immaculately restored 1954 eight-metre cruiser Marian Maid in White Sails Two division on the final day of the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup Credit: Bob Bateman

Kinsale Yacht Club's premier 'Michelle Dunne Prix d-elegance’ trophy for the best-presented entry at the 2023 Simply Blue Sovereign's Cup went to the lovingly restored 1954 eight-metre cruiser Marian Maid owned by the Sisk family.

Marian Maid was built by Hal Sisk’s father John Sisk in 1954 in Dun Laoghaire, in a shed behind the West Pier after Sisk Snr had to move his Dalkey Yacht Company from premises at Bulloch Harbour.

Marian Maid is unusual in many ways, not least in being a yawl-rigged version of Swedish designer Knud Reimers take on the newly-introduced International 8 Metre Cruiser/Racer Rule, with Reimers liking the boat so much that he had a sloop-rigged version built for himself in Sweden as Afloat reports here.

At 69 years old, Marian Maid has been re-born. Photo: Robert BatemanAt 69 years old, Marian Maid has been re-born. Photo: Robert Bateman

Read also: 

The Amazing Mr Sisk, Pioneer Of Ireland’s Economic Revival and Kinsale’s Sovereign’s Cup Regatta Can Sparkle As Sailing Stars Shine

Read all Afloat's 2023 Sovereign's Cup Regatta coverage in one handy link here

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