24th June: Pendennis Castle
It’s Swallow Yachts Raid time! As usual I’m helping with one of the safety ribs. Today, Monday I drove down to Falmouth calling in at...
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25th June: (1) Chysauster and Sennen Cove
This year I decided to drive to Falmouth on the Monday, to have a day of sight-seeing today, Tuesday, before the Swallow Yachts Raid which...
25th June: (2) Newlyn and Porthleven
I’d passed signposts to Newlyn whilst driving from Chysauster to Sennen and I decided to return there and find “Ordnance Datum Newlyn” to which Ordnance...
June 26th: (1) Up to the am start
Wednesday June 26th: For the morning the start line extended northwards from the green Mylor fairway buoy to the race rib. There were two starts,...
June 26th: (2) St Just to St Mawes
Wednesday June 26th (cont): As the fleet approached St. Mawes, heavy drizzle forced me to use a waterproof “snap shot” camera (3 photos with numbers...
June 26th: (3) in the Percuil River
Wednesday June 26th (cont): The aim was to take the fleet somewhere new, so the turning mark was to be “Matt Rib” anchored beyond Priory...
June 26th: (4) Lunch then to Pill
Wednesday June 26th (cont): The finishing line for the morning’s race was between St.Just buoy and the race rib and the fleet then entered St....
26th June: Pill onwards
Wednesday June 26th (cont): The days sailing ended off Mylor Harbour with sunshine and a freshening wind. Photography was somewhat curtailed because two of the...
June 27th/28th: Gales!
Friday 28th June: the decision to cancel sailing on Thursday had been well justified by the strength of the wind. Many Raid participants took advantage...
27th June: Eden Project
With gale force easterlies forecast for the second day of the Swallow Yachts’ Raid the decision was made to cancel sailing ahead of time. Lara...