by mfranks | Dec 9, 2025 | Uncategorised
Mk1 GRP Top racing boat Recent upgrades of sails and gear Ready to go for the 2026 season Want to know more? Contact Chris DeGlanville on 07802615404
by mfranks | Nov 19, 2025 | Uncategorised
It was the end of the season, the racing working boats were nearly all laid up. The real Oyster working boats have just started dredging up the Fal and the last race left in the calendar is ‘The Silver Oyster trophy race’ held at Mylor Yacht Club always on 5th...
by mfranks | Nov 9, 2025 | Uncategorised
It was the end of the season, the racing working boats were nearly all laid up. The real Oyster working boats have just started dredging up the Fal and the last race left in the calendar was ‘The Silver Oyster trophy race’ held at Mylor Yacht Club; always on 5th...
by mfranks | Oct 14, 2025 | Uncategorised
The 2024 Oyster Festival was cancelled due to spiralling costs and the Seven Stars pub on The Moor stepped in and ran a superb intimate, working boats only event with an afternoon race and evening prize giving and social. In 2025 the main event was resurrected, with a...
by mfranks | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorised
With a forecast of a good sailing breeze it should have been a good opportunity to get an autumnal sail in, but the forecast also included a belt of rain moving through Falmouth at 3pm just as the race would commence. This put some less hardy skippers off the idea and...
by mfranks | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorised
The Victory Inn in St. Mawes, probably the last remaining real Inn in the village, tucked away up an alley way leading from the harbour. A classic original small roomed low beamed ceilings, with loads of character.The pub had held its own regatta for all classes since...
by mfranks | Sep 17, 2025 | Uncategorised
Harbour Races 2025 ST. MAWES A small weather window appeared on Saturday the 13th. September. No racing had been held in the previous two weekends due to high winds, crews were very keen to get on the water, some had even given up and laid up ashore for the winter....
by mfranks | Sep 12, 2025 | Uncategorised
Brothers Memorial Race 2025 After a Summer of heat waves and predominately light winds the fleets looked forward to some good breezes at the end of the season. But Autumn arrived with strong winds, the last day of Falmouth Week, Fowey Week ,Toby and Tatty cups, and...
by mfranks | Aug 30, 2025 | Uncategorised
The remnants of hurricane ‘Erin’ passed over Falmouth on Saturday 30th. August. Flushing Sailing Club sensibly cancelled afternoon racing as the worst of the wind and rain swept through. The memorial race was scheduled and was to be hosted by The Seven Stars Inn on...
by mfranks | Aug 29, 2025 | Uncategorised
Portscatho Regatta 25 The week before started with several days of full on easterly gales resulting in no boats able to sail to Fowey for their regatta week, a big disappointment as it is a huge tradition in the Working Boat calendar. The wind eased in the middle of...
by mfranks | Aug 19, 2025 | Uncategorised
Falmouth Week 2025 Twelve 28ft B. Class boats and five 23ft. C. Class boats entered for the week. Unfortunately daily entries were not permitted this year by the organisers, the Port of Falmouth Sailing Association (POFSA), which meant a few boats who had crew...
by mfranks | Aug 6, 2025 | Uncategorised
Air Ambulance A special race took place on Sunday morning 20 July, after Arfie’s Race. It was a rather special race organised by John Andrew, Commodore at St. Mawes Sailing Club and David Richards on behalf of a fund-raising regatta in support of The Cornwall...
