Racing at Ford Cork Week has finally drawn to a close and the huge operation will wind down and by Sunday the tented village will have disappeared and it will be as if nothing had taken place.

PETER HARRISON, the backer who has sunk a reported £22m into Britain's America's Cup Challenge, was last night wearing his widest smile of the week after his Farr 52 Chernikeeff 2 won the showcase IRM High Performance Class's 24.2 mile coastal race.