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Falmouth Week celebrationsFalmouth Week celebrations
The Henri-Lloyd Falmouth Week is celebrating a trio of 20th anniversaries this year. Falmouth Classics starts the week on Saturday August 9 and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Truro sailor hits the big timeTruro sailor hits the big time
Double Olympic champion Ben Ainslie is backing Truro's James Grant to carry on the legacy of British sailing's golden generation.

Pre-channel race success
The Dorothy Winfrey Cup is a one-off race held each year at the Helford River Sailing Club on the Wednesday before the cross Channel race to L'Aber W'rach in Brittany.

Sailors from all walks of life get ready for ‘bluQube Solo 1000’ sailing race
Twenty four solo skippers from as young as 21 to veterans in their 60's are preparing to take part in the bluQube Solo 1000 sailing race that involves three legs (the first 185 mile leg is from Mylor to Kinsale, Ireland) covering a total of 1,000 miles. The race begins on Sunday, June 29 at 9.30am from Mylor Sailing Club, near Falmouth.

Working Boats to boycott Falmouth WeekWorking Boats to boycott Falmouth Week
Falmouth famous and popular working boats will be missing from all sailing events during Falmouth Week for the first time this year as well as from the popular Classics, a spectacle of sail preceeding the week, and the Falmouth Town Regatta.

Loe Beach regatta sets tone for seasonLoe Beach regatta sets tone for season
THE first of the traditional old village regattas off Loe Beach, Feock gave a fine start to the sailing season. The weather on Saturday was kind, the wind fair, but disappointing compared to last year and all on the water had good competitive racing.
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Taking the plunge with a new catamaran at StithiansTaking the plunge with a new catamaran at Stithians
A Stithians-based watersports centre has become one of the first places in Cornwall to test the water with a new catamaran.

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