Alf Delany (16 May 1911 – 13 December 2006) was an Irish

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. He grew up in the town of Longford and spent many of his summers at Tarmonbarry, County Roscommon where the family lived on a houseboat, the 'La Vague II'. He learned how to sail from his father, Dr. Vincent S. Delany, and from a family employee Michael Donlon. Much of his early training took place on the Delany family Lough Erne, Fairy 'Oberon'. He competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

at Torquay in the Swallow class, sailing with Hugh Allen in a boat called 'Cloud'. He competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

at Helsinki, Finland in the Finn singlehanded Class in a boat provided by the Olympic Regatta organisers.

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* 1911 births 2006 deaths Irish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Ireland Sailors at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Swallow Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Finn Sportspeople from County Leitrim People from Mohill Sportspeople from County Longford {{Ireland-yachtracing-bio-stub