A sailing team, all from Cornwall have returned from one of the largest yacht regattas in Europe having been placed second in their class.

The 6 man crew competed on ‘Insatiable’, a vintage half tonner that was beautifully restored with the assistance of some of Pendennis Shipyard’s apprentice workforce and were also awarded the Prix d’Elegance trophy as the best presented and most elegant yacht at the regatta.

‘Insatiable’ competed in Cork Week in IRC class 3 in which they came second overall being beaten to first by none less than the Royal Cork Yacht Club Admiral, Peter Deasy with his Sunfast 32, ‘Bad Company’. As part of the series the Insatiable team also won the famous harbour race on the last day of the regatta.

Owner Tim Cunliffe, from Truro, said; “The week was hard fought against stiff competition, but the highlight was winning the harbour race by beating the Irish boats in their own back yard, without the benefit of their local knowledge.  We had a slow start to the week, possibly due to taking our off the water activities too seriously, however with each day the boat just kept going faster with excellent crew work also putting distance between our competitors.”

‘Insatiable’ is a half-ton class race yacht built in 1986 from Carbon Kevlar and is now viewed as a modern classic. The Half Ton class was established as the grand prix circuit of yacht racing in the 80’s and these boats are now enjoying a resurgence of interest as their high tech construction and huge sail plan makes them enjoyable boats to sail. 

This success follows being placed 3rd overall at the Half Ton classics cup in Cowes last year out of 38 entries. 

The Cork week team consisted of Tim Cunliffe (owner) and his brother Jonathan, James Bull, from Penryn, Jonny Vivian, from Falmouth, Jon Wilson and Simon Hindley.  The crew are now planning to campaign the boat to compete in a number of international regattas next year.