LETTER OF THE MONTH SUPPORTED BY MYLNE YACHT DESIGN
Believing in Fairy… ODs
As Class Captain of the Fairy Fleet at the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, I was thrilled to hear that Classic Boat were writing an article on the fleet’s history. I believe Fairies are the world’s oldest one-design fleet continuously racing its founding boats since 20 May, 1902. Our 14 yachts – F1 Minx, F2 Maimoune, F4 Sheevra, F5 Pixie, F7 Lorelei, F8 Psyche, F9 Banshee, F10 Fiend, F11 Mousme, F12 Finvara, F14 Coomara, F15 Fay, F16 Snipe and F17 Pastime – each with its symbolic flag, race on Belfast Lough. Four boats (Coomara, Fay, Snipe and Pastime), originally from Fermanagh’s Lough Erne, now sail with RNIYC’s bermudan rigs. They all regularly outshine young contenders For…
