17 year-old British sailor Mike Perham returned to Portsmouth on Saturday 29th August to a hero’s welcome from his parents Peter and Heather Perham, sister Fiona, and thousands of friends and well-wishers, after becoming the youngest person to sail single-handed around the world. His 50ft yacht Totallymoney.com had crossed the traditional Lizard/Ushant line marking the […]
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Ben Ainslie sailed his way into the national consciousness when he won a Gold Medal in the Laser class at the Olympic Regatta in Sydney in 2000. But soon after achieving his goal, the Cornwall bred sailor made the switch to the heavier grade Finn dinghy – a class he has dominated ever since. The […]
Read MoreAs a celebration of British eccentricity, the National Maritime Museum Cornwall (www.nmmc.co.uk) in Falmouth has opened a year-long exhibition entitled Mad Dogs, and Englishmen? Many of the extreme escapades featured set sail from Cornwall and highlights include the first boat to be rowed single-handed across the Atlantic and an adapted bathtub that was successfully rowed […]
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