Dublin Bay 24 Zephyra Flies Royal Irish Yacht Club Ensign After Restoration In Maine

7th July 2024

Tantalising glimpses recently of the re-built DB24 Zephyra under way in Maine reveal her to be flying the Royal Irish YC ensign Credit: Apprenticeshop

Re-building the classic Mylne-designed Dublin Bay 24 Zephyra at The Apprenticeshop in Maine has been so educationally rewarding that they took five years to do the job. This was in order to allow as many
trainees as possible to be involved "in a near-perfect learning process".

But eventually they could delay the launch of this exquisitely-finished gem no longer, and images have been posted of Zephyra taking to the water and making way under power. We await photos of her sailing, meanwhile it's intriguing to note that she flies the ensign of the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, last seen in Maine waters when the late Michael O'Flaherty's McGruer ketch Cuilaun spent some summers "Down East"

Published in Historic Boats, Royal Irish Yacht Club

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WM Nixon

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William M Nixon has been writing about sailing in Ireland for many years in print and online, and his work has appeared internationally in magazines and books. His own experience ranges from club sailing to international offshore events, and he has cruised extensively under sail, often in his own boats which have ranged in size from an 11ft dinghy to a 35ft cruiser-racer. He has also been involved in the administration of several sailing organisations.

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