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Neville Maguire (1927-2021) was a devotedly local sailor whose racing was at world standard

Neville Maguire (1927-2021) was a devotedly local sailor whose racing was at world standard

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Brightlingsea One Design number 31 'Blue Peter' was built in 1961 by John Mullins © Mullins family John Mullins was a designer and builder of World Championship winning Dragon, Soling and Brightlingsea One Design boats. In addition he designed and built many successful sailing dinghies, cruising yachts and motor launches. Starting as a shipwright in the 1950s, John was known for always doing a job properly, and worked up to be a respected consultant for Petticrows and owned his own boatbuilding business. As a keen helmsman he won his class at several Essex sailing club race week...

An Appreciation of Clare Hogan 18th April 2021 Clare Hogan at Cork Week 1976 Clare Hogan, who sadly died on 10th April 2021, taken from us so prematurely, will be sorely missed by her sailing friends, particularly those of us in the Irish Dragon Class. She sailed from the Royal St George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire in her Dragons "Aphrodite" and "Cloud". Clare came from a sailing family where her brothers Peter, Neil and Tom are well-known sailors. Clare enjoyed success in her Cadet as a young teenager. In College, she joined the UCD Sailing Club becoming a Committee member, where her effor...