A member of the Ireland 29er Facebook community reported an unusual find on a Mayo beach earlier this week — a dinghy in good condition washed up right by the dunes.
Helpfully the ‘mystery’ boat still had its registration badge — and with a little detective work by the Facebook group, it was discovered that the dinghy was very recently in competition in the UK, sailing at the Harken 29er Inland Championship at Grafham Water last November.
Further investigation revealed that the 29er was recently sold to new owners, who needed to ditch the boat after experiencing tidal difficulties, hence how it wound up on the beach.
The good news is that as of yesterday, it's reported that the owners say they will return to collect it. Well done all round!