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While the spread of coronavirus and the resulting restrictions wiped out most events this year there is still plenty to look forward to on the eve of 2021. With the Oxford vaccine now given approval, just a couple of weeks after the rollout of the Pfizer jab, it is hoped that a much larger percentage of the population will be able to receive it sooner. And while things are very much reliant on government guidance at the time, Falmouth Town Team has given a teaser of what people can look forward to in 2021 if the situation allows.
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Former pro sailor explains how he restored a classic Fairey Swordsman 40
Former professional sailor and windsurfer Stuart Sawyer took on his biggest challenge yet by restoring a Fairey Swordsman 40 back to mint condition.
I am an “in the blood” waterman, having grown up racing Mirror dinghies at National and European level before becoming a professional windsurfer in my 20s and moving to Hawaii where the waves were bigger. These days I am back in the UK sailing a J/122 called
Black Dog III. My crew and I are the current RORC IRC National Champions.
None of this would have been possible without a supportive family so it seemed only right that I started looking for a boat that my wife and two grown-up daughters could enjoy as much as I did. We wanted something around 40ft long that could sleep four comfortably and six at a push for our