Maybird

Hannah Cunliffe - Historical Researcher & Maritime Consultant

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Background:

Maybird is a Fred Shepherd designed gaff rigged, canoe stern ketch.  She was built at Tyrrells yard in Arklow in 1937 and her length overall is 43 feet.  She was also known as Maya and has been owned by the following people: 

1937-1942 Lt. Col. WCW Hawkes DSO

1942-1944 Major Eskine Thackery Martin DSO

1944-1947 Mrs Maya Martin

1947-1949 H C Devitt OBE

1949 1971 John Dennis Russell

1971-1974/5 David CE Armstrong & Alan Barry Mill

1974/5 -1982 Mike Sharcross

1982-1988 Robin MacDiarmid

1988-2000 Trixie Newton & Tom Naylor

31 May 2000- Darryl Hughes

Wanted:

Maybird is currently being restored and her owner would welcome any information on her past or images relating to her.

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