Crews race across Channel from Falmouth

YACHTS lined up at Royal Cornwall Yacht Club for a race 95 miles south to Roscoff in France. The opening Coastal and Offshore Yacht Racing Series meet of the year saw seven crews take part with all making it across the Channel to the Brittany town. In almost perfect weather conditions, the boats crossed the shipping lanes in westerly winds and a misty night. Along the way, many of the competitors reported seeing dolphins and short-finned pilot whales in the sea. The first yacht arrived after 13 hours on the water with Sarabande, skippered by Rob Mably, winning the IRC Class. Just In Time and her captain Mark Humphrey won the Handicap race and IRC Two Class went to Afrita, manned by Andrew Leming and crew.