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Flushing and Mylor Pilot Gig Club held their third club regatta on Sunday 29 July at Kiln Quay, Flushing.

Local gig clubs including Falmouth, Truro, Devoran, Helford and St Agnes had accepted the invitation to join Flushing & Mylor to celebrate the end of Flushing Regatta Week, providing a colourful spectacle of eight Cornish Pilot Gigs.

The Sunday provided a day of sunshine, flat water and light winds.

With gigs assembling on Kiln Quay Beach, the course this year was set for maximum spectatorship with the start off Trefusis point, heading out to West Narrows with a turn back to Mylor and a finish back off Kiln Quay Beach.

Helford River Gig Club celebrated five great results. Fielding crews in every race, the club stormed home to win five out of the nine events which were held on the calm waters of The Fal.

"While it's great that the club is doing so well on the score board, there are other achievements that we are just as proud of with three junior crews on the water and two novice members getting their first race today.

"Encouraging young people and newcomers into the sport is vital to keep it alive. Flushing and Mylor have put on a great event and we are really pleased to be here – it's always a brilliant way to spend an afternoon."

Results:

Mens A
1st Pinnacle (Flushing)
2nd Idas (Falmouth)
3rd Merthen (Helford)

Mens B
1st Pinnacle (Flushing)
2nd Energy (Falmouth)
3rd Falcon (Devoran)

Ladies A
1st Merthen (Helford)
2nd Idas (Falmouth)
3rd Energy (Falmouth)

Ladies B
1st Falcon (Devoran)
2nd Idas (Falmouth)
3rd Penarrow (Flushing)

Under 14’s
1st Merthen (Helford)

Under 16’s
1st Merthen (Helford)

Vets
1st Merthen (Helford)

Supervets
1st Idas (Falmouth)

Mixed
1st Merthen (Helford)