Moon and Mermaids

Mention of Limerick and today's date reminded me where I was forty years ago, as Apollo 11 landed men on the Moon for the the first time. I was in Foynes Co Limerick at Mermaid Week, a regatta for the Mermaid dinghy. The host was the genial Bob Mulrooney, who I'd met the previous year while teaching kids to sail on the Shannon. What a time! The "giant step for mankind" was unforgettable too.