Dublin Bay Mermaid


The Dublin Bay Mermaid is a one-design, wooden sailing dinghy originally designed for sailing in Dublin Bay, Ireland.
It is a 17-foot, half-decked, centreboard boat rigged as a Bermuda sloop, designed for the Dublin Bay Sailing Club in 1932 by John B. Kearney. The class still actively races with fleets in Dun Laoghaire, Rush, Skerries and Foynes. The class usually have 5 Championship level events every year, these include the Munster Championship, the Leinster Championship, the National Championship, Skerries Regatta and Rush Regatta. Regular club racing also runs from May to September but can start as early as April and continue up until the end of October depending on the club. The national class association is the Mermaid Sailing Association.
The boats have a helm and 2 crew with a main sail, jib and spinnaker. The Olympic racing course is most commonly used at Championship level racing events and the class gets great levels of turnouts with a minimum of 20-30 boats always competing at the National Championship event which is held every year.
The table below lists the pre-1940 boats with their original names are. The boats were not completed in numerical order as sail numbers were not allocated until some years after the first Mermaids were launched.:

Mermaids

See the table below for a full list of boats. An * indicates that the number originally used on an earlier boat, since wrecked or broken up. 'W' and 'B' after a number indicates wrecked or broken up respectively. A name or names in brackets indicates earlier name. Boats highlighted in bold have won the National Championship.
Sail No.NameYear BuiltSail No.NameYear BuiltSail No.NameYear BuiltSail No.NameYear Built
1Amy1933/3451Siobhan1949101Fiona1962151Cherokee1971
2 WDelphis1935/3652Amelia 1949102Endeavour1962152Jo-Col1973
3Iolar1935/3653Miranda1949103Eileen1962153Sea Mew1973
4 WStella193754Hycilla1949104Spruce1963154Sea Hawk1973
4 *Ferga1958
5Celia193755Ferdia II1949105Ferdia III 1962155Mayfly1972
6Daphne1938/3956Cherie 1954106Tartara1962156not allocated
7Ruby1938/3957Lady Margaret 1957107Hope1941157 WJudy1973
8Minx 193958Celine pre 1953?108 BLorelei1962158not allocated
9Mantis 193959Annette1954109Trudy 1965159not allocated
10 WTuano 193860Sandra 1951/52110Katie Girl 1963160Fenelda1972
11Oonagh193761Jan-Mari 1947111Perhaps1963161Pearl1973
12Maybe 193962Cliona1950112Nualita1964162Aisling1974
13 *Sparkie196163Zircon 1953113Una C.1963163Tuskar1973
14Dabchick193964Charmian II1953114Nichapando1965164Gail 1974
15 BOlga193965Orla 1953115Philadelphis pre 1953?165Sea Fox1975
16 WSaoirse 1940?66Naiad1953116Labasheeda 1955166Isadora1975
16Saoirse?
17Meave194067Fifi1954117Jane1968167 WJolene1979
18Clare 193968Laura1953118not allocated168Aoibheann?
19Langeline 194569Trix1953119Three Chevrons1966169Shivona1977
20Nereid194570Dot1956120Nicola1963170 WSheldrake II1980
21Aideen195671 WJeannie1960121Red Seal 1963171C'est Ca1979
22Joy194772Sallywake1953122Fionnuala1964172Emma Anne1982
23Gipsy194573Lively Lady1960123Vee1965173Jubilee1982
24Mairead195774Biddy1962124Meg1964174Golden Chevrons1983
25Louise195775Brenda Marie 1961125Maid Marion1963175Nora1983
26Thumbalina195376Helen1960126Dixie1964176Silver J1983
27 WFrances195377Tiller Girl1960127not allocated177This Is It1989
27 *St Francis1964
28 WJacqueline195678Gigi1962128Gina1964178Bobby's Girl2011
29Milk Wood195679 BKaye II1959129Kilmoon1966179Bean Adhmaid1995
30Elenora195680 BJean1953130Joanna Rose1966180Night Owl1995
31Eva194681Rosalie1953131Wild Wind 1964181Kim1989
32Elf194682Margo1953132Duotina1965182Dolphin1994
33Ferdia194683 WBetsan1953133Rebecca1967183Wannago1997
34Sanderling 194684Nanno 1953134Jill1967184Grace Dieu1996
35Nymph195685Akita1953135Cara II1967185The Message1997
36Elizabeth195386Marguerite1954136Zayda II1967186My Di1997
37Puffin 195387 WReckless 1960137Pandora1968187Zuleika1996
38Syrena195388Kirkie May1961138Zeila1968188Innocence1997
39Trurvey 195689Realt na Mara1961139not allocated189Azeezy2003
40Chargesheet 195790Deirdre 1955140Ariano1969190Mayhem2012
41Mary C194691Penguin1955141Alanna1969191Maybe2012
42Carina 194692Grainne1955142 WAida 1969192Ariel2012
43Salome194693Swallow1955143Barbecca1969
44Sea Spray194794Hema1955144 WOverdraught 1970
45Avril J195095Ingrid1955145 WCapella1968
46Argo195396Solace1961146Fugitive1968
47Sea Goon 196097Sybill1961147Tijuana1969
48Schuss 196198 WBreda1962148Nimrod1971
49Lady Joanne 196099Aoife1960149Sí Gaoithe1970
50Chico1956100Zest 1962150Sea Wytch1970