Sheevra (No.4) RNIYC

  • Belfast News-Letter, 1913
  • Northern-Whig, 1925

Sheevra was the 3rd Fairy commissioned for the RNIIYC, being a very successful boat during the pre and inter war eras. Despite being the 3rd boat of the fleet, she was given the sail No.4. This was done as the general consensus at the time, was that it was easily confused with the No.8. In August 1925 the boat was declared a total loss, similar to her sister ‘Iolanthe’ after breaking from her mooring and colliding with the shore. She was rebuilt over the falling years before re-joining the fleet at Cultra. This rebuild would make Sheevra the first Fairy to be built by someone other than Hilditch. She converted to Bermudian rig a few years after the rest of the class of RNIYC boats.

DateOwners
1902E.M. Praegar & J.F. Patterson
1909H.E. Warnock
1912A.C. Watson & J. Sheppard
1913J. Sheppard
1919S. Stewart
1919-24?Mr Donald Ross
1925-30*Rebuilt following a beaching in August 1924, returned to class sailing in 1930
1930W.H. Barnett
1938F.D. Hughes
1939C.E. Gotto
1946L.L. Halliday
1956Sold to Lough Erne
1961Messrs Scott, Wilson & McCluggage
1966G.F Thallon
1973A.M.P Furphy
1975A.M.P Furphy & D.W. McMeekin
1976Messrs Furphy, McMeekin & Haslett
1980Messrs McMeekin, Haslett & Lindsay
1983Messrs McMeekin, Haslett & Scott
1987Messrs McMeekin, Haslett, Scott & Mrs J Mayne
1998Messrs McMeekin, Haslett, Scott, Titterington & Mrs J Mayne
2004Messrs McMeekin, Scott Titterington, Wilson & Mrs J Mayne
2005Messrs McMeekin, Titterington, Wilson & Mrs J Mayne
2008Messrs McMeekin, Titterington, Wilson & Livingstone
2009Messrs Titterington, Wilson & Livingstone
Current Messrs Titterington, Wilson, Livingston & Neagle