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Mirror World Championship 2027 at Poole Yacht Club - Preview

Details: Written by: Matt Burge; Published: 15 March 2026

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We are delighted to announce the next Mirror World Championships will be hosted by Poole Yacht Club from 24th - 30th July 2027.

The class has had a huge national resurgence of late and looks set to continue this trend over the coming years. Combined with a good dose of international entries we are expecting to hit that utopian target of 100+ boats for the event!

Poole Yacht Club last hosted a major Mirror Championship in 2006, when we welcomed 109 boats for the Nationals & Europeans. The event was superb and needless to say we are aiming even bigger and better for this one.

Ballot of proposed changes to class rules - passed

Details: Written by: Martin Egan; Published: 28 February 2026

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All National Mirror Class Associations (NCAs) have been balloted on six proposed changes to the class rules:

Remove the need for annual buoyancy tests. Boats will still have to past a buoyancy test when they first undergo certification control (i.e. get measured).
Allow ratchet blocks on the spinnaker sheets
Allow the jib tack downhaul to have a purchase of 2:1
On wooden boats, allow the keelband to be formed by the join between the bottom panels, the bottom and the aft edge of the skeg. Allow more options for keelband material (e.g. plastic, wood, filler,….).
Allow sail battens to be left in place during certification control & equipment inspection (i.e. measurement).
Allow attachments on the mainsail for reefing cringles, reefing points, attaching flags & a tack tie

These proposals were accepted unanimously by the NCAs.

Norm Deane (RIP)

Details: Written by: Celia May; Published: 20 July 2021

A gentleman holding his floating Mirror dinghy near the transom before launching with his younger crew

The Mirror family learned this morning of the death of Norm Deane. The notice in the Hobart Mercury records a loving family man, just shy of 95 years old, a Member of the Order of Australia. But we need to record publicly the debt we as Mirror sailors owe him. At the 4^th World Mirror Championships in Sligo in 1987 a committee with Norm as President set about the task of making the Mirror a truly one design boat with International status, with a constitution and Rules of Measurement acceptable to the IYRU. International status was formally granted in November 1987. Norm remained active in the International executive until 2008.

2021 Mirror Worlds postponed until 2023

Details: Written by: Celia May; Published: 13 February 2021

Following a meeting between the International Mirror Class Association executive and the wonderful organising committee at Sligo YC it was decided that with the uncertainty caused by COVID it was necessary to postpone the next World Tiles due to be held this year. In the hope of providing some certainty with the new proposed dates, the executive and Sligo have agreed on July 22-30 2023. South Africa have agreed to defer the following World title until 2025.

World Sailing has been asked for approval.

The executive would again like to thank Sligo YC for their gracious assistance and co-operation in this difficult decision. The hope is that member nations will be able to use the extra time to rebuild fleets and expertise that have been severely impacted by the pandemic.

I look forward to seeing you all at Sligo in 2023.