Downriver to St Mawes

 An interesting selection of boats was sharing our pontoon near Malpas.

Our immediate neighbour was a converted barge that was obviously a " live aboard"

Forward of him was another quite eccentric looking yacht that was made from ferro cement, however no matter how tatty she looked the fact was she had been sailed here from Hong Kong.

As the sun came out and the wind dropped we considered going up the river in our rubber duck ( inflatable dinghy ) we thought we could spy a pub through the trees.

 It was the Heron and turned out to be quite nice and not very busy considering it was Friday night,

The view from the outside seating was splendid however.

The following morning we decided to drop back down the river to St Mawes, as we got closer to Falmouth we began to realise it was weekend as everyone seemed to be out on the water. Too busy in fact for me to photograph. As we got closer to Pendennis Castle we heard over the VHF that one of the J class yachts that had been racing in the bay all week, " Ranger " had two injured crewmen on board and was returning to Falmouth.

Racing had been abandoned and this unfortunate accident meant that we got a close look at three of these magnificent yachts as they returned to Pendennis Marina. Ranger, Lionheart and Velsheda.

Beautiful yachts, but the sheer size of the sails and associated gear means they are always going to be risky for their crews.

 

This is the lighthouse at the entrance to St Mawes with I think Ranger in the background.

We then found a vacant visitors mooring as just as we arrived a motor yacht that had stopped for lunch left.

P.S.

Dear auntie Mary, I think this is the flagpole marked on the charts that Charlie mentions,

My guess is top left but I'm sure Charlie can confirm.

It is this one then, top left, close by the slip at Little Falmouth.....saw it today when we were picking up some charts for Brittany from Falmouth.