Flushing Sailing Club Events 2026
6th Oct: change of schedule due to illness. Andrew Laming will be presenting “When the Triangle became a Sausage” following his participation in this year’s Celtic Triangle Race
| October | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 2 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 3 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Treen’s Pursuit Series R1 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Mike Robson |
| 6 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: Turn 2 Starboard – Spirit of Falmouth: UK Full Circle by Paul Miller, Skipper – to be rescheduled | |
| 8 | Thursday | 19:00 | Beer and Burger Night for students and new competitors | |
| 9 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 10 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Treen’s Pursuit Series R2 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Len Cheshire |
| 13 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: Retrofit, Renewables, Community Energy and Resilience Planning in Communities by – Claire Moody, Cornwall Low Carbon Energy Advice Network. Clare has worked on Environmental issues and Climate Change since the mid1980s and sometimes it feels like very little has changed, but at the moment the pace of change and awareness is speeding up. | |
| 14 | Wednesday | 19:00 | FSC Management Committee meeting | |
| 16 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 17 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Treen’s Pursuit Series R3 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Mike Robson |
| 20 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: FMPGC: Gig Racing on the Isles of Scilly by Chris Cotton, Chair | |
| 23 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer – OPEN MIC NIGHT from 8pm (rescheduled from 16th Oct) | QR Code to order food |
| 24 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 19:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Treen’s Pursuit Series R4 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas Evening Event FSC Volunteers ‘Thank You’ Evening | RO Len Cheshire |
| 27 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: Driving Ukraine by Guy English | |
| 30 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 31 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Treen’s Pursuit Series R5 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Mike Robson |
| November | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 3 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: Sailing single-handed across the Atlantic as a novice sailor by Charlie Faulkner | |
| 6 | Friday | 18.30 | Annual Prize-Giving and Supper Suppers 6.30pm – book on the WhatsApp with Tanya | Prize-giving 8pm (prize-giving has been rescheduled from the 21st and 7th Nov) | QR Code to order food |
| 10 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: eXXpedition South Pacific III Research Voyage by Amanda Ayliffe | |
| 11 | Wednesday | 19:00 | FSC Management Committee meeting | |
| 13 | Friday | 18.00 | Friday night supper and beer with music by STITCHED UP | QR Code to order food |
| 14 | Saturday | 18.00 | Mylor Sessions: ABBA – Tremayne Hall to raise funds for FSC. | |
| 17 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: Wine Tasting: North Coast Wine hosted by Alex Logan | |
| 20 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 24 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: RNLI evening with Decibel Too possibly (tide permitting) and Christmas Cards hosted by Dave Nicoll | |
| 27 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| December | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 1 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: “Circumnavigation—— places and people” by Mark and Helen Syrett | |
| 4 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 8 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: “Sailing in West Africa” – by Tim Good. Flushing family set off to sail in the uncharted waters of Senegal and then 175nm up the River Gambia. Célestine, 4 years old and first mate, experiences Hippos, crocodiles and the most extraordinary cultures and birdlife before crossing the Atlantic to Brazil. | |
| 9 | Wednesday | 19:00 | FSC Management Committee meeting | |
| 11 | Friday | 18.30 | Christmas Party £**pp (ticket costs TBC but will be just over £30pp) Book with David Mitchell | QR Code to order food |
| January | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 3 | Sunday | 10.30 | FSC Treasure Hunt! Meet at Flushing Sailing Club. More details to follow. Hosts: Guy English and Amanda Ayliffe | |
| 5 | Tuesday | 19.00 | QuizGo with Alan Oliver. Prizes for each round – first two rounds prizes provided by the Club!! £2 per person, arrive 7pm for 7.30 start | |
| 8 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 12 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: Diccon Rogers, Keynvor Morlift Ltd, Coastlines: commercial marine contracting, salvage, barge operations, naval architecture in action, etc | |
| 13 | Wednesday | 19:00 | FSC Management Committee meeting | |
| 15 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 19 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: Miles Carden, CEO Falmouth Harbour Commissioners | |
| 22 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 26 | Tuesday | 19:30 | Tuesday Talk: The Story of Emily: Courage, Conscience and the Making of an Immersive Museum. Claire Corbett, Head of Marketing, St Ive, Liskeard. Discover the remarkable story of Emily Hobhouse, the Cornish humanitarian, pacifist and campaigner who challenged the British establishment after exposing the suffering of Boer women and children during the Anglo-Boer War. Claire Corbett, Head of Marketing at The Story of Emily, will explore Emily’s extraordinary life and how her legacy has been brought to life near Liskeard through historical research, the restoration of her childhood home, award-winning architecture and powerful immersive storytelling. | |
| 29 | Friday | 18:30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| February | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 2 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: End of Life Boats hosted by Jake Burnyeat from Wreck Free Fal & Helford, and one or two others TBC | |
| 5 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 9 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: Roisin O’Halloran is an offshore sailor and will talk about her personal experience in the recent global race programme – Sidney – Hobart Race and Antigua Week | |
| 12 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 16 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: Mandy Tomkinson, Carclew House, with BA Falmouth University 3rd year architecture degree students to present their speculative proposals for Saving Carclew | |
| 17 | Wednesday | 19:00 | Joint Trustees & Management Committee Mtg | |
| 19 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 23 | Tuesday | 19:30 | Tuesday Talk: Tuesday Talk: Geoff Mackrill, CEO Teamac Marine Paints Regulation, preparation and how to choose the best products for the job | |
| 26 | Friday | 18:30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| March | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 2 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: Mark Grice, Managing Director – Fully Coded. Scams and current trends in online crime. | |
| 5 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 9 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Tuesday Talk: Hidden Wonders of the Fal & Helford: Nature, conservation and sustainable recreation in our Special Area of Conservation. By Kerry Holbrook, Fal and Helford Estuary Officer, Nature Recovery Team, Cornwall Council | |
| 10 | Wednesday | 19:00 | FSC Management Committee meeting | |
| 12 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 16 | Tuesday | 19.30 | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | |
| 19 | Friday | 18.30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 23 | Tuesday | 19:30 | Tuesday Talk: Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens: The development and artistic director of the gardens by Neil Armstrong, Founder and Director. | |
| 26 | Friday | 18:30 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 30 | Tuesday | 19:30 | Briefing for Skippers and Crews |
| April to be updated for 2027 | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 4 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Mylor Chandlery Pursuit Series R1/4 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RACING CANCELLED- WIND CONDITIONS RO Mike Robson |
| 7 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Heather & Lay Pursuit Series R1/4 & Supper | RO Mike Robson |
| 10 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 11 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | COGS Fal/Fowey 12:30 on the water for Racing Mylor Chandlery Pursuit Series R2/4 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RACING CANCELLED- WIND CONDITIONS RO Chris Wilson |
| 14 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Heather & Lay Pursuit Series R2/4 & Supper | RO Mike Robson |
| 15 | Wednesday | 19:00 | FSC Management Committee meeting | |
| 17 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 18 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Mylor Chandlery Pursuit Series R3/4 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Mike McGuire |
| 21 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Heather & Lay Pursuit Series R3/4 & Supper | RO Mike Robson |
| 24 | Friday | 18:15 | COGS Salcombe Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 25 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Mylor Chandlery Pursuit Series R4/4 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Charlotte Stacey |
| 28 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Heather & Lay Pursuit Series R4/4 & Supper | RO Mike Robson |
| May to be updated for 2027 | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 1 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 2 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Ancasta Boat Sales Series R1/6 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Geoff Davies |
| 3 | Sunday | Fal Tyres Bay Series R1 | RO John Hicks | |
| 5 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Pendennis Shipyard Series R1/5 & Supper | RO Sarah Roby |
| 8 | Friday | COGS Roscoff | ||
| 9 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Ancasta Boat Sales Series R2/6 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Guy English |
| 12 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Pendennis Shipyard Series R2/5 & Supper | RO Jon Myers |
| 13 | Wednesday | 19:00 | FSC Management Committee meeting | |
| 14 | Thursday | 19:00 | Beer and Burger Night for new members | |
| 15 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 16 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Ancasta Boat Sales Series R3/6 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Len Trenoweth |
| 19 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Pendennis Shipyard Series R3/5 & Supper | RO Nick Bradley |
| 22 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Ancasta Boat Sales Series R4/6 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas AND Grace & Gebhard Working Boats Race AND 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS Paella (book via Food WhatsApp) and Sarah Neild and a finishing flurry with Month’s Advance the Sea Shanty Group | RO Sue Grigg |
| 24 | Sunday | The Fish Cabin Gull Rock Manacles Race | RO John Hicks | |
| 26 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Pendennis Shipyard Series R4/5 & Supper | RO Chris Bell |
| 29 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 30 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | Silver Sunbeam COGS Plym/Fowey 12:30 on the water for Racing Ancasta Boat Sales Series R5/6 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO George Lenney |
| June to be updated for 2027 | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 2 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Pendennis Shipyard Series R5/5 & Supper | RO Chris Jellis |
| 5 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 6 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Ancasta Boat Sales Series R6/6 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas AND Graham Pearce Memorial Race for Working Boats | RO Alfie Munden |
| 9 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Rattler Cyder Series R1/4 & Supper | RO Stuart Higgins |
| 10 | Wednesday | 19:00 | FSC Management Committee meeting | |
| 11 | Thursday | Fox Construction Cup | RO Rod Wootton | |
| 12 | Friday | 18:15 | Falmouth Classics 12th – 15th Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 13 | Saturday | club closed | COGS Eddystone Falmouth Classics 12th – 15th – No racing or teas | Falmouth Classics link |
| 14 | Sunday | club closed | Falmouth Classics 12th – 15th | Falmouth Classics link |
| 16 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing & Supper Rattler Cyder Series R2/4 G Class Backwards Race | RO Mel Sharp |
| 17 | Wednesday | 19:00 | FSC Trustees’ Meeting | |
| 19 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 20 | Saturday | Pasco’s Boatyard and Penrose Sailmakers Mid-Summer Regatta | RO John Maunder | |
| 23 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Rattler Cyder Series R3/4 & Supper | RO Andrew Laming |
| 26 | Friday | 18:15 | COGS Helford/LAW Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 27 | Saturday | Loe Beach Regatta | POFSA Link | |
| 30 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Rattler Cyder Series R4/4 & Supper | RO Nick Woodley |
| July to be updated for 2027 | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 3 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 4 | Saturday | Charity Race: Turn to Starboard | RO Nigel Rowe | |
| 5 | Sunday | Fal Tyres Bay Series 2 | RO John Hicks | |
| 7 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Fox Construction Series R1/4 & Supper | RO Jon Brown |
| 8 | Wednesday | 19:00 | FSC Management Committee meeting | |
| 10 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 11 | Saturday | club closed | St Mawes Social Club Regatta – No racing or teas FSC – club closed | POFSA link |
| 14 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Fox Construction Series R2/4 G Class Backwards Race & Supper | RO John fox |
| 17 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 18 | Saturday | COGS Falmouth to Penzance Charity Race: RNLI (Tresanton Classics – St Mawes Sailing Club) (Arfie Treneer Memorial Working Boat Race – Mylor Yacht Club) | RO Geoff Davies | |
| 21 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Fox Construction Series R3/4 & Supper | RO Luke Goodden |
| 24 | Friday | 18:15 | COGS PASAB Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 25 | Saturday | club closed | St Mawes Town Regatta – No racing or teas FSC – club closed | POFSA link |
| 28 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Fox Construction Series R4/4 & Supper | RO David Mitchell |
| 31 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| August to be updated for 2027 | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 1 | Saturday | PM | Flushing Village Regatta – Teas and cakes @ FSC | POFSA link RO Kevin Maclean |
| 4 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Healeys Cyder Series R1/4 G Class Backwards Race & Supper | RO Bob Warren |
| 7 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 8 | Saturday | club closed | Falmouth Week – No racing or teas FSC – club closed | Falmouth Week link |
| 9-15 | FALMOUTH WEEK | Falmouth Week link | ||
| 15 | Saturday | PM | Falmouth Week Prizegiving | |
| 17 | Monday | All day | Falmouth/Fowey Feeder Race | RO Rod Wootton |
| 18 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Young Helm/Crew Race & Supper | RO Tim Mander |
| 21 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 22 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | COGS Wolf Rock 12:30 on the water for Racing Royal Standard Series R1/4 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Charles Richardson |
| 23 | Sunday | club closed | Percuil Regatta | POFSA link |
| 25 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Healeys Cyder Series R2/4 & Supper | RO Craig Brown |
| 28 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 29 | Saturday | club closed | Portscatho Regatta – No racing or teas FSC – club closed | POFSA link |
| 30 | Sunday | All Day | Fal Tyres Bay Series R3 CANCELLED |
| September to be updated for 2027 | Day | Time | Event | Notes |
| 1 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Healeys Cyder Series R3/4 G Class Backwards Race & Supper | RO Mike Rangecroft |
| 4 | Friday | 18:15 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 5 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Royal Standard Series R2/4 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Geoff Davies |
| 8 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing Healeys Cyder Series R4/4 & Supper | RO Dave Owens |
| 9 | Wednesday | 19:00 | FSC Management Committee meeting | |
| 11 | Friday | 17:00 | Friday night supper and beer | QR Code to order food |
| 12 | Saturday | Point and Penpoll Regatta – No racing or teas FSC – club closed | ||
| 14 | Monday | 19:00 | POFSA Volunteers’ Evening | |
| 15 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing: Joint Pursuit Series R1 G Class Backwards Race Friday night supper and beer | RO Mike Robson |
| 18 | Friday | 17:00 | Racing: Joint Pursuit Series R2 Friday night supper and beer | |
| 19 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Royal Standard Series R3/4 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Derek Hill |
| 22 | Tuesday | 17:00 | Racing: Joint Pursuit Series R3 Friday night supper and beer | RO Mike Robson |
| 23 | Wednesday | 19:00 | Trustees’ Meeting | |
| 25 | Friday | 18:15 | Racing: Joint Pursuit Series R4 Friday night supper and beer | |
| 26 | Saturday | 12:30/15:00 | 12:30 on the water for Racing Royal Standard Series R4/4 & 15:00 Club opens for afternoon teas | RO Peter Harvey |
| 27 | Sunday | COGS – Mylor Layup Cup TBC | ||
| 29 | Tuesday | 19:30 | Supper & Racing Wash-Up Meeting |