K985 Interstellar

INTERSTELLAR is a 1984 built 2 ton racing yacht, designed for the Admirals Cup as a carbon fibre/composite hull with aluminium mast. She was commissioned as Marionette IX, K 985, after plans from Dubois/Humphrey, and built by Killian Bushe. During her first season she did not qualify for the UK team and was chartered by the Singapoore team, achieving a : 6e/16, rating 33.9. The yacht was ordered and owned by Chris Dunning,  RORC Commodore, who in total commissioned 9 Marionette racing yachts. Her strong and seaworthy design is result of the experience of the tragic 1979 Fastnet race and the participation of her sister ship Marionette XIII (known under the name of Moonchaser).

K985 won the Sardinia Cup in 1985 and then returned to Ireland where she participated in the Irish Sea Offshore Racing until the late 1990s. Then known under the name Commanche Raider II she moved to Malta where she sailed racing Charters until 2010. The Yacht was sold to Germany and changed was drydocked for several years. In 2018 Ekaterina UVAROVA discovered the racing yacht in desolate conditions and started refitting several years. The yacht was renamed INTERSTELLAR and was now intended to be used for education and training pourposes.