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Happy Return Sailing 

A selection of photographs of the first and second sea trials of the Happy Return on the 16th and 23rd August 2003.

The first trial was with the sails rigged for a "two mizzen blow" with the 1st mizzen forward and the 2nd mizzen aft. 

 

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The second trial was with the main fore lug and 1st mizzen rigged.

 

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Racing at Falmouth in the "Classics" 2004                    

 

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Photographs of Happy Return kindly taken and donated by Lee Whitehead. 

Visit Lee at  www.photolounge.co.uk to obtain copies of these and other vessels at various sailing events. 

 

Dipping The Lug!

Here are some interesting shots of the going-about procedure at Dipping The Lug! Also some shots of Reliance dipping her lug and going about at Reliance

                                                                                                                 

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Other West Cornwall Luggers

 

Peake's of Newlyn

Ocean Pride

Pet

Dolly Pentreath

Barnabas

Ripple

The "Boy Willie"

Mystery

Snowdrop

Falmouth Marine School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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