Some important involvements and events since restoration

The Trafalgar Celebrations

The Happy Return took part in the Penzance Trafalgar Celebrations on Saturday 22nd October 2005 during a sea re-enactment in Mounts Bay. 

She relayed the first news of the Battle of Trafalgar and Nelson's death from HMS Pickle (played by SV Ruth) making her first landfall in October 1805. 

Folkestone Voyage July 2005

It is appropriate that we included a voyage to Folkestone by the Happy Return during this first full season of our sailing programme as it is just 100 years since the Happy Return made it's first voyage from Porthleven at Kitto's Yard, where she was built, to the new owners in Folkestone. 

We took part in SAILATHON 2005  during this voyage 

For a summary of the log and photographs of this event please follow this link      

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2004 Falmouth Sailing Regatta when she took part in the "Classics" - her first race! 

She is photographed sailing a "two mizzen blow" to come second to Reliance.

National Maritime Museum in Falmouth 

The Happy Return was first based alongside as a guest exhibit from the 6th - 12th August in the 2004 Sailing Regatta Week and is now a regular exhibit during the summer months

 Maritime Festivals at home and abroad

The crew on board during the visit to Brest and Douarnenez  in France on 12th July for the 2004 Maritime Festival. 

The "Happy Return" sailing in her home waters in Mounts Bay off Penzance

The Happy Return runs a programme of community projects

The Happy Return is continuing to fulfil her commitment to the local community and to realize some of the ambitions and objectives of the Association.  

In 2004 the Happy Return was asked to take part in the Falmouth Marine School Traditional Boatbuilding Course for the first time and has now become part of the syllabus. Here are some shots taken aboard.

The Association assists in the LEAP Leisure Week project (Leisure Education and Awareness Program) to enable the members of the public over 50 years of age to experience sailing a traditional lug-rigged sailing vessel of West Cornwall. This proved to be very popular with all the events fully subscribed. See the Sailing Programme for the next available opportunities.