Here’s a very nice boat from the board of Alfred Mylne. Designed as a one design class in 1903 for racing on the often windy and rough Dublin Bay, these boats were actively raced until the mid 1980s. Unfortunately since then, the entire fleet has been laid up in a field in Wicklow. All is not lost as a newly built version of one of these boats would make beautiful and practical racer or dayboat today.

LOA 32 ft 6 in
LWL 21 ft
Beam 7 ft 6 in
Draft 4 ft 7 in
Sail Area 630 sq ft

With their high peaked gaff, jack yarded topsail and double headsail the rig has plenty of variations to suit the conditions. As you can see she has plenty of sail area for her size, which would give excellent light weather ability as they were designed without engines. What no engines? Yes, it’s a real sailing boat but if you really absolutely have to have one a diesel electric system could be designed and installed. You might be better served getting an easily approached mooring or marina berth however.

The Dublin Bay 21 has simple accommodations below and her spacious cockpit is perfect for entertaining friends or family. They also sport a short bowsprit which are great at deterring the opposition from crossing too close in front.

If you would like to have your own piece of yachting history built why not contact Tiernan Roe, about having your own boat built, by phoning +353 (0)28 38973 or e-mailing roeboats@ymail.com

Roeboats, Ballydehob, Co. Cork, t:+353 (0)28 38973 m: +353 (0)86 158 69 37 e:roeboats@ymail.com

Well progress continues on the restoration of a river cruiser that’s in the yard at the moment. Most of the progress is not very visible but you will notice that the boat now has a rubrail. This needed a little bit of jiggery pokery to get it to wrap around the bulbous bow but it should look good once I shape the laminations to the final form. I’ve to trim the plugs and do some paint touch-ups. I can always know that I’m close to the end of a project when the list of things to do perversely starts getting longer and longer.

Yes I took the photo in the dark and rain so apologies for the quality. The picture below is of the canopy that will eventually cover the cockpit it’s just had its first coat of undercoat so it’s not looking great.

Please excuse the messy workshop it’s another indicator of a project coming to and end. The bigger the mess the closer the end. Anyway if you are interested in having your own boat restored, built or repaired why not contact Tiernan Roe, by phoning +353 (0)28 38973 or e-mailing roeboats@ymail.com

Roeboats, Ballydehob, Co. Cork, t:+353 (0)28 38973 m: +353 (0)86 158 69 37 e:roeboats@ymail.com