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Dublin Bay – 2nd Edition

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Peggy Bawn Press

The revised second edition of Hal Sisk’s popular book, DUBLIN BAY – THE CRADLE OF YACHT RACING has arrived. Irish yachting historian and Peggy Bawn Press founder, Hal Sisk, reveals how the worldwide sport of yacht and dinghy racing was … Continue reading →

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Dublin Bay Online

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Peggy Bawn Press

Hal Sisk’s new book Dublin Bay – The Cradle of Yacht Racing is now available to purchase online – alongside Martin Black’s G.L. Watson – The Art and Science of Yacht Design from our refitted web site at: peggybawnpress.com IM

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Dublin Bay – The Cradle of Yacht Racing

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Peggy Bawn Press

Many of G.L. Watson’s most successful early racing yacht commissions were for highly competitive Irish clients prepared to take a risk on a design by a bright young thing from across the North Channel. One of them, Dublin wine merchant … Continue reading →

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The Oldest G.L. Watson Yacht?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Peggy Bawn Press

One of the most remarkable – not least by virtue of being the oldest known – of the scarce fleet of surviving yachts from yacht designer G.L. Watson’s lifetime is the 27ft gaff cutter Spartan. She is in the care … Continue reading →

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