Oberon was the 10th of the RNIYC Fairies built. She was named in honour of William Shakespeare’s character ‘Oberon,’ the King of the Fairies from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ She was allocated sail No.11 and sailed from Cultra. Oberon had an active career right until the start of the First World War in 1914. It is believed she was sold to Lough Ree at some point between 1914 and 1919. From here rumour and speculation take place as her final fate remains unknown. Lloyds Register of Yachts, 1919 still has her listed under the ownership of I.E. McCausland, however this is not the most reliable of records given its post-war nature and amalgamation of existing information. We also have to take into account the nature of Ireland at this point, with the beggining of the independence war and the political turmoil that followed. We discovered a yacht by the name of ‘Oberon’ sailing in 1920 at Lough Boffin, which is a relatively short sail up the river Shannon from Lough Ree. By 1941, she was still sailing under the ownership of Vincent S. Delaney, with photographic evidence of a conversion to her hull, encompassing a cabin like configuration. Some stories indicated she was broken up at some point in the 1940s owing to poor condition, others believe she may have sunk at Tarmonbarry in the 1943. Ultimately we have no definite confirmation of her final fate but it is highly unlikely she has survived to the present day. Much like ‘Fay’ (No.12, later 9) at the EYC, the search for her final fate continues.
| Date | Owners |
| 1902 | K.R. Sparrow |
| 1904 | Miss Scott Hayward |
| 1906 | H.R. Haslett & W.A. Montgomery |
| 1910 | I. E. McCausland |
| 1914 | Final Race at RNIYC |
| 1914-1919 | Sold to Lough Ree |
| 1920 | Possible mention in Sligo newspapers as sailing on the North Shannon |
| 1941 | Under the ownership of Vincent S. Delaney |
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