A titanic tussle between two well-sailed Half Tonners ran all through the nine-race series of Volvo Cork Week's IRC Two division.

In a nail-biting final race, Boardman, Kelly and O’Leary’s Half Tonner 2 Farr (RSC & BSC) won by seven seconds after IRC time correction to claim the IRC Two title.

Orange-hulled 2 Farr lived up to the pundit's pre-regatta billing as the favourite half-tonner to win Cork Week's IRC Two division Photo: James Tomlinson

2 Farr was also awarded the Sisk Corinthian Cup.

James Dwyer’s Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble (RCYC) was second by the narrowest of margins.

In third place was another Half Tonner, Miss Whiplash raced by Royal Cork’s Ronan and John Downing.

The Volvo Cork Week Grand Prizegiving and Closing Ceremony was held at the Royal Cork Yacht Club and billed as one of the greatest parties on the international yachting calendar. Royal Cork Admiral Annamarie Fegan, Cork Week Chairman Ross Deasy and Johnson and Perrott Volvo Dealer Principal Peter Russell presented prizes. 

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