"The Lady Min is pretty special, and she performs really well…."
The world was a great place to be when the Lady Min was an idea, and there was a 'can do' attitude in West Cork.
Simon O'Keeffe is carrying on with that type of determination and is my guest this week on the Afloat Podcast as we talk about his restoration, being done at Tiernan Roe's boatyard in Ballydehob, of the Lady Min whose heritage and association with Simon's family goes back to 1902.
The Lady Min prior to her restoration in 2018
The story today - preparing for the cabin to be installed on Lady Min
It's been two years since he first told me of his determination to restore the boat, now 118-years-old and which was, in her heyday, a thorn in the side of the then yacht racing fraternity of Cork Harbour!
Another stage of Lady Min's restoration at Roe Boats
It's a story to hear direct from the man who has put a lot of money, time and effort into his personal project. He is determined that the Lady Min will go afloat again early next summer.
Hey-day- The modern appearance of Lady Min’s hull makes it all the more remarkable that she was designed and built in Schull in 1902 Photo: courtesy Dermot O’Donoghue
I began this week's podcast by asking Simon to outline the latest stage of the restoration work.
Listen to the Podcast here.
