R3

Owner

Martin Ó Treasaigh

Provenance

Early Rankin with hung curved thwarts and centre line daggerboard. It has forward and aft bouyancy tanks/lockers and is gaff rigged.

Frank O’Leary states that the boat was bough by his father, Pearse O’Leary, in 1966 having answered an advert in the “Examiner”. At that stage the boat was immaculate, fully varnished inside and outside. Some years later, Frank’s siblings helped their Dad by using a blow torch on the boat to strip back the varnish, after which the boat was painted! The family used her in Ardmore and Derrynane over the years. Frank had the buoyancy tanks installed by Dave O’Keeffe in the 90’s (then having a young family to care for). The O’Leary family sold the boat to Joe English who had Mark Bushe carry out repairs. Then in 2012, the Englishs sold the boat to Martin Ó Treasaigh who enjoys the boat with family in West Cork.

Fig.1 - Joe and April English sailing their Rankin in 2006.

Fig.2 - Crosbie Punt (left) and Ó Treasaigh boat (right) Currabinny Pier.

Fig.3 - Ó Treasaigh family sailing, West Cork.