All hands on deck for regatta
	It's all hands on deck once again on May 19 at the second annual Savills Regatta in Falmouth. Hosted by the historic Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in Falmouth harbour, a fleet of yachts ranging in size between 20 and 50ft are expected to compete including teams of clients, guests and Savills staff.

More recruits for tall ships regatta

Travel and tourism students from Cornwall College have formed an alliance with the tourism service of Carrick council which will provide them with the unique experience of acting as stewards at the Funchal 500 Tall Ship Regatta in Falmouth in September.

	Navigating the old way
	THESE days some people don't seem to be able to find their way home from work without using their sat-nav, but imagine trying to navigate across vast areas of open ocean without any form of electronic equipment.

	Ball raises money for tall ships
	Falmouth Tall Ships Association held its second Tall Ships Ball at the Falmouth Hotel to raise funds for the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta, which is to be held from September 10 - 13, this year in Falmouth.

Tall ships entry reach maximum

The ports of Falmouth in the UK and Funchal in Portugal have now reached their maximum capacity for the large Class A ships for this year's Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta. Smaller vessels are still able to enter but these two ports are unable to berth any more Class A ships.

	Trials off Falmouth for replica cutter
	This pilot cutter "Talubrah" was built by the wooden boat builder Luke Powell at Gweek. It took him about 20 months and was launched into the creek at Gweek for her maiden voyage.

	Helping Falmouth boat builder
	University of Plymouth graduate has helped a Cornish boatbuilding firm set its sights on making a splash in the growing sports and leisure market with the aid of state of the art computer technology.

	130 warnings issued by harbour commissioners
	A total of 130 verbal and five written warnings were issued by the Falmouth harbour commissioners last year after a campaign was launched to reduce speed and cut down on drinking whilst in charge of a vessel.

	Cornish sailor and his gaffer
	Condor Ferries Commodore Captain Ian Perry is preparing to take time off from the helm of his giant wave-piercing fast ferry catamaran to skipper a 100-year-old Cornish gaffer in a classic yacht festival in Brittany.
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	Norwegian couple say thank you after sea rescue
	A Norwegian couple have expressed their gratitude to the people of Falmouth and the Lizard Lifeboat for rescuing them when their engine failed off the coast of Cornwall on Tuesday (April 8).

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