There could barely have been a greater contrast in the weather over the three days of Falmouth Classics, Cornwall, in June 2022. Friday’s two races took place in glorious sunshine, initially in a reasonably steady south westerly breeze and then – after a mercifully short period of calm – in a cracking northerly. On Saturday, however, the strong wind forecast kept many boats alongside and the increasing gusts prompted the race committee to cancel racing for all but the five classes of bigger boats. Despite a cold grey morning on Sunday, a surprising number of boats took part in a spectacular Parade of Sail, led by the Falmouth All Weather Lifeboat.
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9 10 11 13 12 12 14 1 Lulotte, 1972 Swan 55, 2nd overall in bermudans over 45ft class
2 Maybe, sail-training boat built in 1929 3 Alpha, 1904 Bristol Channel pilot cutter, 2nd overall in the pilot cutter class
4 West Country trading ketch Irene with Gig
Greenbank
5 Anny of Charlestown, Danish-built fishing boat 6 Peter Lucas, owner of the 1910 yacht Cynthia,
2nd overall in the gaffers over 40ft class 7 Tumblehome IV, Cornish Crabber 24. Runnerup for best-dressed crew in the parade of sail (theme: Queen’s 1953 coronation)
8 Amokura, 1939 Fred Shepherd yawl, 3rd overall in bermudans over 35ft class
9 Alva, 2011 ga‹ cutter, 1st in the bermudans over35ft class 10 Proteus, home-built in the 2020 lockdown 11 Carlotta, built in 1899, won the pilot cutter class 12 Liberty Jane, Nicholson 31, winner of bestdressed crew
13 Parade of sail
14 Close finish between the pilot cutters
Mascotte (1904) and Agnes (2003)