This year, the West Country cruise will be based from Loe Beach, which is just outside the village of Feock. This sandy beach offers good launching and recovery, good overnight storage at a cost of just £15 for the Whitsun weekend. If you would like to make your own enquiries for a longer stay, phone the beachmaster, Mark Ellis on: 0781 4223099.

We shall convene at 10.30am on Saturday morning for the briefing in the café which is on the beach and boasts an excellent cooked breakfast and other goodies.

Accommodation can be sourced from Falmouth Tourist Information on 01326 312300.

Our first evening meal on Saturday, will be at the Pandora Inn, Restronguet Creek, Mylor where we have booked a private dining room overlooking the water. Our second evening will be at the Chain Locker Pub, which also enjoys an enviable position on the waterfront in Falmouth. We thought we might try and fit in a visit to the Maritime Museum before our meal.

Our cruising iternary will obviously be weather dependent, but my idea for one day is to explore the river up to Malpas, on another day to cruise into Falmouth docks, where Tim Robertson has kindly suggested we might be given a conducted tour of the RNLI lifeboat. We can then head across to St Mawes for one of our cream teas, before returning to Loe Beach. On another day we will cruise around Pendennis Head, towards the Helford Passage. Maen Porth beach would make a nice landfall, if we don’t get quite that far and has another nice cafe.

So, subject to weather, another great cruising weekend for all to enjoy.

I have to book food at both pubs, three days in advance, so for those who register their interest, I will be contacting you in good time, with a menu!!

David Davies : SW Cruise organizer. E-mail: davejilld@hotmail.com
Tel: 01364 631322