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Arwen’s Meanderings weblogger Steve Parke kindly wrote to say that that he has put up three Youtube clips of the Plymouth Classics 2011 last weekend. It looks like a great event, so congratulations to the team that made it happen despite various difficulties earlier in the game.
Steve shot the film clips from his home-built John Welsford-designed cruising dinghy named Arwen. Thanks Steve!
The start of the Three Rivers Race at Horning
I’d just like to say how much we enjoyed Keep Turning Left Dylan Winter’s film of the Three Rivers Race on the Norfolk Broads.
It’s classic Dylan stuff: the rivers, broads and boats look fabulous, his photography and framing are as wonderful as ever, and of course there’s also the usual opinionated and entertaining commentary, including a good mobo rant. It’s a shame you can’t get this kind of thing on the telly.
It costs $4.99 a quarter to sign up to see this stuff via Dylan’s website, and I think it’s money very well spent. However, his enthusiasm for the Three Rivers is so great he’s made his film available for free on the front page of Keep Turning Left. Catch it while you can…
Photos from last year’s Plymouth Classics taken by Jane Bryan. Click on the images for much larger photos
The 2011 Plymouth Classic Boat Rally takes place from Friday the 29th July through to Monday 1st August 2011 at Sutton Harbour and more than 40 boats are expected.
This may be a surprise to some folks, who may remember the event being cancelled at an earlier stage, but it’s now back on thanks to the hard work of long-time supporters and the Devon Gaffers, and the help of Sutton Harbour.
Entries for racing will likely close on the 26th July to enable the race committee to complete their essential handicapping work, so if you’re going please get in touch quickly!
The details are on the Rally’s new website www.plymouthclassics.org.uk.