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Mirror Dinghy roll call
2013 FaceBook, YouTube and the new Mirror Dinghy Discussion Forum have contributed
The count is now at 1116!
to additional entries. I have synchronized the contents with the World Championship
OWNERS PLEASE NOTE: if you wish to be anonymised, have your
results listing, and eliminated some accidental duplicates. Let me know if you find any
data removed from the list or if you wish to be added to the list, please more. Some boats even have two names or nations now as they have changed hands
post a corresponding note on the forum’s ”Roll Call” thread, Facebook over time.
group “People who love Mirror sailing dinghies” or write to the forum
admins. 2014 Started by adding requested entries as well as the published Australian national
championship results of 2011 and 2013/2014. Also boats reported by persons who joined
It would be great if buyers of boats posted “for sale” would also send a note to the forum “People who love Mirror Sailing Dinghies” on Facebook.
(i.e. post it on the forum’s “Roll Call” thread) that it is no longer for sale and perhaps say
where the boat is stationed now etc. 2015 Worlds results added, lots of responses via FaceBook.
Interested readers should glance through the remarks/comments column, as some boat Remember that we all age so boats change owners without me being informed about it,
reports are doubtful and in some cases people have requested history information about others may have been scrapped since they were entered here and therefore there are no
their boats (or former boats). claims that this list is 100% correct.
2008 European and 2009 World Championships results have been added. 11 entries that 2018 After adding some more race results, I noticed that I’d overlooked some duplicate
did not appear in the results but were given Sail numbers as entrants, possibly only entries. I have eliminated them, I think, but if any reader finds a duplicate please let me
participated in the beach events. know. The Abersoch Mirror Week results show that some boats have changed owners
and, in some cases, names.
2008/2009 Australian National Championships added. 2 OMDA Mirrors added.
I have attempted to integrate information on the participation but do not guarantee 2019 Facebook groups have contributed a lot of new entries. The forum, too, has
correctness, particularly the helm/crew/club relationships may be reversed ! acquired a number of new members.
2010 European championship participants added and several Mirrors about which I 2020 UK Nationals results of 2019 added. There is some uncertainty about some of the
received individual reports – it’s now possible to trace some boats through several numbers as the boats are reported by the number on the sail during the races, which
events and see how they have changed owners / crews. I have tried to list the sometimes does not match the hull number. Several boats have come out of hiding in the
helms/crews in the same order as the event results. USA thanks to the Facebook groups.
2011 World championships in Albany, Australia yielded a huge collection of photos (e. g. 2022 For the first time since I started this record, I have had to move a boat from the roll
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirrorworlds2011/) , so I have left the starter numbers (“Jib call to the “obituaries” as the respective boat had been stored outdoors and vandalized by
no.”) in the remarks column. You can therefore determine boat/crew relationships better local youths. Most reports have been coming in from the Facebook groups.
when looking at the pictures.
In recent years, several Mirror Dinghy groups have appeared on Facebook, the most
2012 Individual members of various forums have agreed to enter their boats from as far general world-wide one being “People who love Mirror sailing dinghys”. This has been a
afield as Japan and Spain. I also added a “dead boat list at the end of the roll call. RIP to channel by which many owners have published information on their boats and allowed
all who are entered there. Changed date format in footer to prevent Europe/American me to register them here.
misunderstanding danger. Crossed the 400 entries mark thanks to some forum members
Following the various links in the remarks column can provide an evening’s
reporting their boats. Put some numbers of the Woollahra Mirrors up that I could find in
entertainment. Many owners are now featuring their exploits on YouTube, Facebook and
their FaceBook photo albums
other social networks.
(https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.270295596353208.62164.25418736463069
8&type=3)
As some confusion has arisen because many boats are sailed with used sails off other
boats, I’ve changed the column heading to “Hull no.” – it’s the hull that counts.
Happy sailing,
yours, Gernot Hirsinger (aka 62816inBerlin aka PuffinInTegel)
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Mirror Dinghy roll call
In some cases, you’ll find the starters’ numbers for these events in the “Club or town” column
SOURCES:
to allow you to identify the boats in the large number of pictures in various race report albums.
Published regatta results, e. g. http://www.abyc.org.za/ , alan[at]abyc.org.za ,
However, so many years have passed since this list was started that it’s impossible to list such
http://www.mirrorworlds2011.com/ ,
sources in detail here.
http://www.sailracer.co.uk/results_report.asp?status=0&usr=sr&event=6947 , European
championship results: http://www.sailracer.co.uk/results_report.asp?event=3641 as well as
various web sites, postings on the Mirror Discussion Forum (MSN), new Multiply forum and
other boating sites Worlds: http://mirrorworlds2013.com/site/wp-
content/uploads/2013/08/Mirror-Worlds-13-Results-Final.pdf .
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Mirror Dinghy roll call
Hull Boat Name Country Helm / Crew Club or town (if no Remarks/comments
no. Owner club)
Dudelsack NZ Hugh Blank Pukerua Bay, NZ Facebook message on 06 March 2018. Pictures of cruise with Ian Ridsdale
(not
found)
Tenacious GBR James Ross Henry Ross Hamble River SC 2018 SCYC Mirror Week place 12 (was reported with hull number 2 on race results ??)
(not
known)
La Sirène AUS Tony Keyes various family Brisbane, Queensland AU Built in Brisbane about 1969, bought in early 1970s by owner’s uncle and has remained in family ever since. Restored to
Clone
members seaworthiness (if not furniture-grade finish) in 2007, and in regular cruising use since. Sail no 16095 was donated by
legitimate boat owner who converted to balanced lug rig in 2018. Report by owner on 22 Aug. 2018
tba RSA Steven Medcalf Megan Medcalf 34th 2015 African Ch.; 48th 2015 Worlds; Sail number X5691 ?
X5691
Eileen GBR National National Maritime Museum Boat was on display in Greenwich and will probably never sail again. Now reported by Nick Marden to be in the National
1
Maritime for small boats, Falmouth Maritime Museum for small boats in Falmouth (January 2022)
Museum
Dingbat GBR Paul Cooke Tewkesbury Cruising & Photo in „Oldies“ on http://home.kpn.nl/herman1.janssen/ Paul Cooke is now a member of the FaceBook “People who love
3
Sailing Club (TCSC) Mirror sailing dinghies” group. Photos on Facebook. Latest news and photo by Neil Cooke on 15 July 2018
Legs Eleven GBR Stuart Cutler Hampshire Post in the Mirror Dinghy Discussion Forum on 31 May 2018 by owner. A family boat for many years.
11
Mimi GBR Neil Cooke TTCSC mentioned in „Oldies“ on http://home.kpn.nl/herman1.janssen/ . See note for #3 above. Recent pictures of her sailing on
14
FaceBook “People who love …” by Neil Cooke on 02 July 2018.
Sea Witch GBR Nerys Garbett Forum message on 16 Dec. 2015
19
Mirror 32 GBR Bunty Baxter Roadford, Devon, FaceBook “People who love Mirror sailing dinghies”
32
England
GBR Paul Rogers FaceBook “People who love ….” and forum message 09 Sept 2015. Restoration project. / up for sale on 23 May 2019
39
GBR Scott Thomas FaceBook “People who love ….”, 28 Aug 2016.
67
Moondance GBR Graeme Alfred River Trent /Nottingham Reported on FaceBook “People who love ….”, on 4 May 2021 by owner after restoration. “Lockdown project nearly finished.
92
Cook I’m now one of those people who love Mirror sailing dinghies! … Unfortunately there is no discernible number on the
transom, which may have been replaced at some point. The sails, mast and rigging all look original. The hull was light blue
and had a Salcombe sticker on it….”
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Mirror Dinghy roll call
Hull Boat Name Country Helm / Crew Club or town (if no Remarks/comments
no. Owner club)
GBR Russel (Sold from Horsham) Sold e-Bay GBR on 03 Aug, 2015. We’d like to hear more about this boat’s history. New owner reported on forum on 21
140
Zenthon Aug. 2015.
GBR Ian Ridge SO30 2HB Southampton,, Boat reported by Ian Ridge early in March 2018. Bought on e-bay from a field outside Norwich in 2008 from the original
152
River Hamble owner and rebuilt 2009 (really! see Ian’s pictures on Facebook). Sailed by Ian Ridge and Kyle Scoular on the River
Hamble.The boat has both the original Mark I and the new Bermudan rigs.
GBR Andy John Cardiff Boat was up for sale in April 2016 I UK Mirror Class Association Site’s marketplace, by Gwilym Lloyd Rees. Now reported by
214
Andy John on Facebook “People who love…” 24 July 2020
Another Tea GBR Scott Thomas Waveney & Oulton Broad Forum post “Who’s got the oldest Mirror” by owner on 19 February 2016
268
YC
GBR James Nicky Mitchell FaceBook “People who love Mirror sailing dinghies”, 27 Nov. 2014
281
Littlejohns
GBR ? Martlesham Posted for sale on Facebook on 11 Sept. 2017 by Charlotte Ingham.
434
GBR Robert Bristol Quote :”Hanging from the roof of a garage in Bristol UK” on Facebook “People who love…” 13 March 2018
482
Bradshaw
GBR Matthew Hill Edward and Bideford Forum post reports barn find . Dated 29 October 2015. Matthew reported as new boat owner on 28 June on FB “People who
510
Charlotte Hill love….”
GBR Jonny Sinclair William Sinclair SCYC 2018 SCYC Mirror Week place 15
519
AUS Gininderra Sea Canberra, ACT News from Bryan Martin via Facebook “People who love Mirror sailing dinghies” on 08 March 2016
594
Scouts
GBR Richard Turner FaceBook “People who love Mirror sailing dinghies”, pictures of boat posted on 16th Aug. 2015
614
GBR Stephen Barret Oscar Barret N. Lincs. Planned to join Reported by owner on FaceBook “People who love Mirror sailing dinghies”, 17 Nov. 2020
717
Beaver SC
? Leslie Isaacs Info?
773
Fleck AUS Ben Hammond Reported by Ben Hammond on Facebook on 18 April 2016 “We have boat number 856, ‘Fleck’, which was the first Mirror kit
856
(?) imported to Australia, by Blockey the boat builder…”
GrowlTiger GBR Aiden Ingram Dylan Ingram Rutland Water Reported by owner Neil Ingram on FaceBook “People who love Mirror sailing dinghies”, 5 Feb. 2021
876
T/T Nancy Grey GBR Tim Mulcahy Family Faversham, Kent Formerly “Waltzy”. Reported by owner on FaceBook “People who love Mirror sailing dinghies”, 16 Feb. 2021 with pictures.
1308
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