8:30am Saturday 8th August 2009
By Stephen Ivall
Falmouth Week, gets underway today with a host of sailing events and on shore entertainment. Falmouth Harbour Commissioners are among those preparing themselves for a busy week both on and off the water.
Hundreds of extra boats and visitors are expected to take to the water throughout the week long event and FHC, will play a major role in ensuring sailors and teams competing in events over the week long festival remain safe, both whilst out at sea and when moored within the harbour.
As part of the safety campaign, FHC is bringing in extra patrols for the duration of the event. They also work closely with race organisers and commercial shipping to ensure the events run as smoothly as possible. Falmouth Week is one of the busiest weeks in Falmouth and the level of activity in the harbour is no exception. With so many visitors in the town and additional vessels on the water, extra vigilance and consideration is needed to ensure that everyone enjoys their time at sea.
Harbour Master, Captain Mark Sansom said: “We are aware that the number of recreational craft enjoying the water and visiting Falmouth Week continues to increase year on year.
“Falmouth Week is always busy and we want everyone to enjoy themselves while they are here so we are reminding all those out on the water to make sure that they maintain a proper lookout, keep safety at the forefront of their minds and be considerate to others.”
FHC’s support of Falmouth Week has increased this year, as well as supporting the firework display, FHC has fully funded the Red Arrows display which will take place on Wednesday August 12 from 6:15pm.
In the interest of public safety, access to the boat park for mooring and launching will be restricted at the time of the Red Arrows display. From 5:30pm until 6:45pm the boat park will be inaccessible.
For daily updates on Falmouth Week keep in touch at thepacket.co.uk and boatingcornwall.co.uk Results and pictures of the first few days will also be in next week’s Packet out Wednesday.
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