At large upon an ocean of mist

TWO white-knuckle rides in two days are probably a bit much, but what’s the point in coming to Cork Week if you’re not prepared to take a couple of chances both at sea and ashore?

The first was on land at the hands of Jean Kearney, the effervescent PR organiser for this prestigious regatta. Jean was in a mad rush and probably already regretting the fact that she had offered to collect some press people meeting Roy Disney on his boat, Pyewacket. Thankfully, we reached port with our innards if not our sanity intact.

The second white-knuckler was on a twin-engined boat that felt like it had Captain Jean Luc Pickard at the helm. Perched along the side of the oversized rib, courtesy of sponsors Dubarry, our mission was to catch the big racers, Disney’s Pyewacket and Morning Glory, owned by Hasso Plattner. Two magazine photographers were along hoping to get some saleable shots.