After a night of blustery rain squalls, followed by hours of uncertain calm, the weather geared up to a respectable 20 knots for the start of Race 1. Sails shot up at the entrance to Falmouth Harbour and it appeared to observers they might be under-canvased. Once they cleared the bluff, though, the choice of prudently reefing and keeping big jibs in the bag was clear. Read more about the regatta.
