I bought Insanity in the summer of 2004, from Birger Loedner who lives in Stavanger. Her name was then changed from Foeniks to Insanity, in memory of the first halftonner i ever sailed; "Madness" (a Nessy 94).

She was originally built for the world championship at Hankoe in 1983 by Odd Lofteroed, and she was designed by the swedish designer Pelle Petterson. The cost was 860.000 Nkr (125.000 Usd) not including sails.

Foeniks was the original name, but that has changed with various owners, she won an overall victory in Faerderen in 1988 under the name Lakrisa. Her speed record I am told to be 22,5knots. My personal experience is that she is very well suited in low wind conditions. This may be a result of her large sail area and special hull construction, wich leaves very little "wet surface" in the water at low speeds.

More background information on her would be more than welcome..