Start of the Funchal Race (pics)

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Some photos of the start of the Funchal 500 Race are on Cornwall Cam (http://www.cornwallcam.co.uk/) today. Here's a sample --

http://www.cornwallcam.co.uk/Falmouth-080913-048.jpg

(Be quick, he changes them regularly.)

This is at the mouth of the Fal, John R Smith's territory, and I tried to email him to see if he'd managed to get there, but unfortunately no response.

Mike

[John of Phoenix]

Cornwall dancers in native dress one would presume?

http://www.cornwallcam.co.uk/Falmouth-080913-028.jpg

[skuthorp]

Hey Mike, thanks for the link. I posted a heads-up in the bilge as politics and finance seem to be occupying the limelight at the moment!
I like the Cornish dancers, love those feathers. Beats Morris dancing and Mumming hands down!

[Mrleft8]

"Corn WHAT" dancers?! :O

[bamamick]

Makes me wish that I had a giant bowling ball, and room to throw it :).

Mickey Lake

[Wooden Boat Fittings]

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<sigh> All right, John -- yesterday (http://www.cornwallcam.co.uk/recently.htm) too.
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[Wooden Boat Fittings]

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New photos on Cornwall Cam (http://www.cornwallcam.co.uk/) again today, and details of the race itself, together with lots of other races and dozens of photos, on the Sail Training International website here (http://www.tallshipsraces.com/funchal500/).

Mike

[Jeremy Burnett]

It was a great day,hundreds of small boats, us among them, saw the fleet off.The weather was perfect if a little wind free! The crew of the Mexican ship danced on the deck as they left.

[rbgarr]

More photos here: http://www.setsail.com/s_logs/dashew/dashew555.html