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Sailing by the Stags

A yacht sailing by the Stags of Broadhaven. Co Mayo. Photo: Anthony Hickey
A yacht sailing by the Stags of Broadhaven. Co Mayo. Photo: Anthony Hickey

For a few short months, every summer, sailing vessels from far-flung shores cruise Mayo’s Wild Atlantic waters navigating the many islands, stacks, rocks, and hidden reefs that make our coastal waters so beautiful to admire but a treacherous world for the unprepared sailor.

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Stags of Broadhaven in November sunshine

Evening sunbeams glow on cliff edge overlooking Stags of Broadhaven near Carrowteige, Co Mayo. Photo Anthony Hickey
Evening sunbeams glow on cliff edge overlooking Stags of Broadhaven near Carrowteige, Co Mayo. Photo Anthony Hickey

I took advantage of the lovely weather we have been having of late to take a trip out to see the Stags of Broadhaven – one of Mayo’s most iconic and recognisable natural features; the archipelago rising like a prehistoric sea monster’s fins from the waves off the Dún Chaocháin peninsula along Mayo’s Wild Atlantic Way.