by mfranks | Jul 8, 2026 | Uncategorised
Congratulations! Class C Champions: Viscount Falmouth in Deliverance Congratulations! Class B: Verity Perham in Rebecca St. Mawes turned on the look and feel of the Mediterranean for the Falmouth Working Boat Championships held over the first week in July. A big high...
by mfranks | Jun 28, 2026 | Uncategorised
Loe Beach held on Saturday 27th June 2026, six days before the Championships was a test for crews to get a measure of how they would rate against each other. Also to date the majority of races had been held in light airs, Loe Beach provided a welcome change with a 15...
by mfranks | Jun 28, 2026 | Uncategorised
Lola No. 51 Deliverance No. 52 Held on June 20th 2026 at mid-summer in a heatwave. This year, because of available Saturdays, the memorial race was combined with The Penrose Sailmakers and Pascoes Boatyard annual regatta, administered by Flushing Sailing Club and...
by mfranks | Jun 19, 2026 | Uncategorised
Unfortunately the Graham Pearce Memorial race on Saturday June 8th was cancelled by the Flushing Race Committee due to gale force winds. We are waiting for a later date to be allocated by the Sailing Secretary. Graham was the builder and helm of Cousin Jack, before...
by mfranks | Jun 2, 2026 | Uncategorised
Last day of May 2026 and the last day of record breaking week of heatwave temperatures. Glorious sunshine and a forecast of 12 knots westerly wind, however by the scheduled start time the wind had turned into a 3-4 knot shifty southerly sea breeze. This posed a...
by mfranks | May 29, 2026 | Uncategorised
The first cup race of 2026 held on the May Bank Holiday Saturday as part of Flushing Sailing Clubs racing programme. The Grace Cups were originally presented by the superyacht crew from Pendennis Shipyard who were builders of the working boat Grace 54. They borrowed...
by mfranks | May 18, 2026 | Uncategorised
It is the week before the first scheduled event for the Grace and Gibbard trophies. To be held and hosted by Flushing Sailing Club. The week after is the Percy Dalton/Toby West cups, sailed from Flushing Sailing Club and hosted by Ginny and Roger at The Royal...
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...
