SATURDAY, 25TH MARCH 2023

Joan Mulloy

One of Ireland’s most inspiring solo sailors

Mayo native Joan Mulloy is one of Ireland’s most inspiring solo sailors, representing her country on the global racing stage. Since learning to sail on the West coast she has followed a determined path to global success, representing Irish ambition and homegrown talent in the high-octane world of offshore racing.

 In 2018, Joan became the first Irish woman to represent her country at the high-profile international Solitaire Le Figaro race. Her ultimate ambition is to be the first Irish person to complete the Vendée Globe, a solo round-the-world race known as “The Everest of the Seas”.  She comes from a  family of seafarers, and her family business is an organic mussel farm on the West Coast of Ireland. Joan lives with her husband and their two toddlers in Killary Fjord, County Galway.