Three of the world's best-known classic Fife yachts are making a striking weekend visit to Dún Laoghaire Harbour after completing the 2026 Richard Mille Fife Regatta on Scotland's Clyde coast.
The trio—Mariquita, Moonbeam IV and Moonbeam III—are berthed in the marina after sailing from Largs following this month's regatta, which celebrated the legacy of legendary Scottish yacht designer William Fife.
The yachts are on passage to France and have called into Dún Laoghaire Marina en route.
According to local sources, the harbour was chosen because it is "the only marina in the Irish Sea that can take these 30m+ yachts."
The three vessels represent some of the finest surviving examples of Fife craftsmanship, with their elegant overhangs, towering varnished spars and beautifully maintained timber decks making them unmistakable among modern yachts.
Their arrival follows the 2026 Richard Mille Fife Regatta, held from 4 to 12 June, when 23 Fife-designed yachts raced on their original home waters around the Firth of Clyde. The regatta took the fleet from Largs via Rothesay, the Kyles of Bute and Loch Fyne before returning to Largs.
The event celebrates the enduring legacy of the Fairlie boatyard, where three generations of the Fife family built many of the world's most admired racing and cruising yachts.
For visitors to Dún Laoghaire this weekend, the unexpected gathering offers a rare opportunity to see three celebrated classics together before they continue their voyage south to France.
