Guinness World Record attempt to get 14,000 pirates in Penzance fails after three get so drunk in pub they MISS the count
They also failed to beat the record in 2014 after 77 boozed up pirates didn't make it to the count in time
A GUINNESS World Record attempt to get 14,000 pirates to Penzance failed after three got so drunk in the pub they MISSED the count.
The Cornish town was hoping to beat a record of of 14,231 set in Hastings, East Sussex.
Local pubs in the town had promised to make sure pirates were in the count area by 3.45pm, but one boozed-up group forgot to join in.
It is the SECOND time Penzance has attempted to make the record. It last tried for the Guinness World Record in 2014 but they were 77 pirates short because of rogue drinkers not making the count in time.
Mayor of Penzance Dick Cliffe said: "It is a disappointment not to break the record and miss out by such a small amount.
"It is irritating, but did not detract from what was a lovely family day.
"I am reasonably confident we will have another pirate day and go for the record again, but I don't think it will be every year due to the scale.
"There were certainly be a clamour to do another."
Hastings and Penzance have had a pirate rivalry for years since Penzance first won the Guinness World Record for the largest pirate gathering in 2011 - stealing the title from Hastings.
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But in 2013, their south east rivals won back the title and Penzance decided to challenge them again a year later.
That attempt was marred in controversy after costs showed Penzance Town Council had spent £55,000 on the failed bid.
Costs included spending nearly £300 on inflatable parrots, nearly £2,000 on pirate t-shirts and £600 on pirate flags.
No figures have yet been released on what the latest attempt cost.
Hastings first broke the record in 2010.
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