FALMOUTH WORKING BOAT St-Mawes... CORNWALL.
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As we arrive there, the ancient boats thunder around the Cornish waters at St Mawes, as they hosts one of the colourful Falmouth Working Boat Races.
The Falmouth Estuary has long been a traditional centre for these events with each community along the waterfront The Falmouth Working boat fleets still race and have done so for over 100 years.
Between the quiet yet imposing forts of Pendennis and St Mawes lie the glistening waters of the Fal Estuary.
It is one of the best all-round sailing and safe cruising grounds in the world.
One of St Mawes' annual highlights is the Falmouth Working Boat World Championships hosted by the village.
It sees the estuary erupting in a whirl of coloured topsails as these boats, the wooden working boats from the 1870/80s, many of them antique, battle it out to be the best in their fleet.
The working boats themselves are something of a legend around the Fal Estuary.
A bylaw of the Fal oyster fishery - that fishing may only be done while rowing or sailing (usually under full sail, no engines!) - is largely responsible for the preservation of the fleet.
It was pure magic to see them cut through the water.
Have a lovely day and thank you, as always, M, (*_*)
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FALMOUTH WORKING BOAT St-Mawes... CORNWALL.
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#AbFav_The_COLOUR_WHITE_👻
As we arrive there, the ancient boats thunder around the Cornish waters at St Mawes, as they hosts one of the colourful Falmouth Working Boat Races.
The Falmouth Estuary has long been a traditional centre for these events with each community along the waterfront The Falmouth Working boat fleets still race and have done so for over 100 years.
Between the quiet yet imposing forts of Pendennis and St Mawes lie the glistening waters of the Fal Estuary.
It is one of the best all-round sailing and safe cruising grounds in the world.
One of St Mawes' annual highlights is the Falmouth Working Boat World Championships hosted by the village.
It sees the estuary erupting in a whirl of coloured topsails as these boats, the wooden working boats from the 1870/80s, many of them antique, battle it out to be the best in their fleet.
The working boats themselves are something of a legend around the Fal Estuary.
A bylaw of the Fal oyster fishery - that fishing may only be done while rowing or sailing (usually under full sail, no engines!) - is largely responsible for the preservation of the fleet.
It was pure magic to see them cut through the water.
Have a lovely day and thank you, as always, M, (*_*)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
white, "St Mawes", Cornwall, Falmouth, regatta, boats, horizon, sailing, sails, seafront, colourful, colour, Nikon D200, "Magda indigo"