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Last Race Around The Kings Course

The last race of the 2008 Fife Regatta was something of an anticlimax in terms of the results, as the finishing order was identical to the order of both classes before the race. With a steady south easterly breeze and an occasional glimmer of sunshine on the historic King’s course there were no obvious upsets in the order of events. A running start off Largs Yacht Haven gave the big boats positions at the first mark generally in line with their place in the fleet. Altair won class 1 with a convincing four firsts and discarding a fourth. Second was Moonbeam just 2 points behind with four seconds and Halloween took the last spot on the podium with 12 points after discard.

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Tall Ships Photographic Exhibition
To celebrate the highly anticipated Funchal 500 Tall Ships regatta coming to Falmouth, the National Maritime Museum - Cornwall is launching a fantastic new exhibition which will take a closer look at some of the most revered Tall Ships of today.

The Tall Ships photographic exhibition will feature amazing images of the stunning vessels which will be making their way to Falmouth in September and will include the work of MAX, a world class Tall Ship photographer.

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From Peninsula Pup To Olympic Sea Dog
As A 10-year-old kid, Iain Murray used to run out of the school gates after class to take his little Flying Ant sailing boat to Robert Miller’s sail loft on the northern beaches.

“We’d rig it up, and he’d run around and pull this, pull that. He was happy to help a little kid like me,” Murray recalls.

Through their shared love of sailing boats and how they worked, both were to become legends of the sport.

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