What it was like on a square rigger
11:43am Tuesday 19th August 2008
A book which will appeal to sailing enthusiasts and in particular those who follow the Tall Ships and old square riggers, is being published this month.
Comments (0)Pirates of the Tall Ships
1:54pm Monday 18th August 2008
‘Captain Jack Sparrow’ will storm the Tall Ships with bands of story-telling pirates when the ships are in the Docks for the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta.
Programme out soon
6:01pm Sunday 17th August 2008
A full programme of events is planned for the Funchal 500 Tall Ships festival in Falmouth next month.
Thirty vessels coming to Falmouth for Tall Ships
5:23pm Wednesday 6th August 2008
The ports of Falmouth in the UK and Funchal in Portugal have now reached their maximum capacity for the large Class A ships for this year’s Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta. Smaller vessels are still able to enter but these two ports are unable to berth any more Class A ships.
Flying the flag for Tall Ships
5:19pm Wednesday 6th August 2008
A series of flags which will decorate the town centre of Falmouth for the Funchal Tall Ships Regatta have been created by old and young working together as a result of a project commissioned by Arts for Health Cornwall.
Traffic plans for Tall Ships festival
12:54pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008
The traffic arrangements for the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Festival have been announced. They, along with other details and a map of the town will be available in leaflet form from this week.
National News
Pensioners may lose backdated cash
Updated 5:04pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
Thousands of pensioners could miss out on hundreds of pounds worth of backdated benefits as a result of rule changes that come into force later this year.
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Path for all tastes
The South West Coast Path begins at Minehead in Somerset and runs along the part of the Somerset coast, across North Devon, round Cornwall, then South Devon and Dorset to Poole Harbour - a distance of 630 miles. It is the longest path of its type in the country.
Post office officials will miss county rally
Post office campaigners in Cornwall are furious after Royal Mail turned down an invitation to a rally to discuss its closure programme across the county.
Rain did not dampen spirits of Falmouth carnival entrants
Those who whimped out missed out on the Carnival held on Saturday. Torrential rain failed miserably to dampen the spirits of those taking part though the small number of spectators adversely affected the size of the charity collection.
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