The colourful three-day gathering at the Crosshaven Traditional Sail 2023 was the annual get-together of vintage boats of all shapes and sizes in Cork Harbour at the weekend.
Boats arrived on Friday night at the Hugh Coveney Pier in Crosshaven village, where they rafted up for the weekend with some familiar faces and new ones in the fleet.
The classic 50ft 1949-vintage sloop Northele alongside at Crosshaven
Although classic boats are generally thought to be made of wood, the classification has also changed in recent years to include fibreglass construction.
A clinker-built National 18 sailed by Colman Garvy and Roy Darrer Photo: Bob Bateman
As a result, there was an eclectic mix of pedigree classic yachts such as Anthony O'Leary's classic 50ft 1949-vintage sloop Northele and Hal Sisk's recently restored Marian Maid, as well as clinker National 18 dinghies and Bantry long boats.
Hal Sisk's Maid Marian
After a recent refurbishment, Maid Marian is completely herself again and sailed in the Crosshaven Traditional Sail 2023 and she is also ready to be the flagship in the Parade of Classics at Dun Laoghaire on the morning of Sunday, July 2nd, to introduce the week-long Coastival festival on Dublin Bay.
Philip Brownlow's Sunflower, a repurposed Holman-designed Elizabethan 29 Photo: Bob Bateman
Among other boats participating was Philip Brownlow's Sunflower, a repurposed Holman-designed Elizabethan 29.
A Bantry longboat sporting its special vintage rig
The event featured a harbour cruise in company and concluded with a parade of sail on Sunday.
A star of the fleet was Royal Cork Yacht Club's Cork Harbour One Design Jap, with her crew Colin Morehead and Christopher Bateman (below) winning the overall perpetual trophy for the best traditional boat.
Jap crew Colin Morehead (left) and Christopher Bateman with the overall perpetual trophy for the best traditional boat
