Afloat.ie regrets to record the death of Don Street of Glandore in his 94th year. For many years a Caribbean enthusiast, writing a series of successful pioneering pilot books for the area, he was also a renowned authority on ocean sailing who in his younger days had raced extensively offshore.
In his later years, he became increasingly associated with Glandore in West Cork, where a family summer home became his all-year base for a worldwide maritime network, while in local sailing, he was an inspiring supporter of the Classics Division in the International Dragon Class, achieving success at home and abroad with his vintage Dragon Gypsy.
We will be publishing a full appreciation of this unique figure of world sailing stature in due course. Meanwhile, our heartfelt condolences are with his very special family, and his many friends at home and abroad.
One of the more recent photos of Don Street in action afloat was taken at the major big-fleet Dragon regatta at San Remo in Italy, when his pure vintage classic Dragon had many much newer boats tucked in well astern Photo: Finn Bradburn
