Afloat.ie regrets to record the death last night of Ted Crosbie of Cork at the age of 91.
A legendary helmsman in many forms of sailing, he was the most senior holder of the all-Ireland Helmsman's Championship - now the Champions' Cup - which he won 72 years ago in 1950, with its 75th Anniversary series being completed just hours before his death.
A devoted and enthusiastic Corkman with many interests afloat and ashore in the city and county's life, he served as Admiral of the Royal Cork YC from 1984 to 1986. Ted Crosbie was an international figure in the communications industry, a friend and good-humoured adviser to hundreds - indeed probably thousands - of people from many walks of life.
A full appreciation of this popular figure will appear in Afloat.ie in due course, meanwhile our heartfelt condolences are with his extended family and his very many friends and former shipmates in their sad loss.
WMN