Falmouth Week(9th-16th August, 2008) & The Pendennis Cup(11th-16th August, 2008).

Notice of Regatta...

Henri-Lloyd Falmouth Week has developed into the largest regatta in the South West, rivalled only by Cowes Week. It provides a racing schedule to challenge the most competitive sailors, yet retains a ‘fun and friendly’ feel which also attracts families and the less experienced.

Falmouth Week starts with the Falmouth Classics event, providing a special atmosphere and superb spectacle to kick off the week. Then follows six days of match racing for keelboats, traditional craft and dinghies in the waters of Falmouth Bay, the Carrick Roads and the Harbour. A Champagne Day on the final Saturday rounds off the week.

An absolute classic!

This year’s Lindauer Classic Yacht Regatta turned on the conditions to test the mettle of craft and crew. CHAD THOMPSON describes the action ...

2008 had been shaping up to be one of the milestones for classic yachting in New Zealand ever since the return of Thelma and the news of the restoration of the other classics: Rainbow, Rawhiti (now not to be relaunched until late 2008), Loloma and Gloriana. It was also to be a big year for the modern classics with increased participation from the Stewart 34’s, Townsons and H28 fleets. There were certainly no disappointments especially with the challenge by Thelma to Ariki’s supremacy. Ariki has been known historically as the ‘Queen of the Harbour’