SUTTON DINGHY CLUB MOURNS THE DEATH OF A FORMER DINGHY SAILOR AND LIFELONG SUPPORTER

Bunny Carr was born in Dublin in 1927 and grew up in Clontarf, moving to Sutton with Joan in the 1950s, where they raised their three children Carolyn, Alan and Philo in their house off Strand Road, and took great advantage of the short walk to the Dinghy Club. The second photos shows Bunny preparing the
clinker hull for racing with a very young Alan. Anyone looking at the finish on Alan’s 56-year-old IDRA14 “Starfish” will see that those lessons were not forgotten. The sailing gene continued down the generations, Alan a multiple IDRA14 National Champions and grandson Davie, Captain of the Trinity College Sailing team. In recent years Bunny was still helping Sutton Dinghy Club host national events, by providing camping facilities for visiting sailors in his garden.

A former bank clerk, ever the entertainer and with great community spirit, Bunny first displayed his quiz-master skills hosting Sutton inter-school competitions between Santa Sabina and St. Fintan’s, before becoming a nationwide personality on the Telefis Eireann “Stop the Lights” Quicksilver TV quiz show. Along with Quicksilver and Going Strong, his other television shows for RTÉ included The Life Game, The Politicians, The Person in Question and Encounter.

Pre-deceased by his wife Joan in 2005, he is survived by his daughters Carolyn and Philo and son Alan and their families.
The Committee and members of Sutton Dinghy Club extend their condolences to the Carr family as they mourn the passing of a true gentleman.