Across Falmouth Bay

A rising south-westerly p,as so often, provided a smooth sea, which allowed "Susan J" to broad reach on alternate gybes straight up to Black Rock.

 We were accompanied by this lovely fishing yawl, PZ9, seen here between rain showers.

A damp arrival on the inside of the North arm of Falmouth Haven. Tricky,but accomplished with the able assistance of the shore team taking our lines and warping us alongside "Calismarde" a Buchanan bermudan sloop who has, arguably, sailed the furthest from Kent via Scotland and Wales en route back to the  Faversham.

 The view from "Susan J" 'cockpit!

Many large traditional craft on the outside! 

A damp afternoon was spent catching up with Steve on Heard 28, "Aeolus",  Martin on"Cariad"and Mike on"Mischief" both Crabber 26' s.  Brian and Estelle on "Annabelle", a Crabber Yawl.   Martin and Jan on "Roxanne" another Heard 28.   Nina, last seen on "Myvonne" in Lezardrieux, was here with "Tiger" her Folkboat.  "Storm Maiden " nearby at Ponsharden, her skipper will be on "Curlew" a 1910 Falmouth Workboat owned by the National Maritime Museum and kept in commission. and  "Mary Ritchie" a modern wood constructed Falmouth workboat, with Paulineaand Don, Classics vice chairman, who is running the event this year.