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A TOUCH OF SAILING CLASS

The Tall Ships visited Falmouth for the sixth time that was a melody of parades, music, receptions, and where thousands of people visited the town

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TWO SUPER-YACHTS SPOTTED IN PLYMOUTH

TWO of the world’s luxury super-yachts have been spotted in Plymouth Sound and can still be seen on our 24 hour webcam, Scout and M&Em.

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THE MAJESTY OF TALL SHIPS

The team at Westward Shipping News had a fantastic Day in Falmouth filming and interviewing people around the dockside and onboard the Tall Ships. A

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A FESTIVAL OF TALL SHIPS IN FALMOUTH

Westward Shipping News will be in the historic port of Falmouth this week to cover some of the world’s finest tall ships for the start

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WELCOME HOME HMS NORTHUMBERLAND

Welcome home to the crew of HMS Northumberland standing to attention on its way into Devonport this morning after 4 months deployed on operations in

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DUTCH TALL SHIP ON GLOBAL DISCOVERY VOYAGE

A magnificent tall ship the Dutch Oosterschelde was greeted at the Plymouth Breakwater by a mini-armada of small boats – and was escorted into Plymouth’s

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PONT-AVEN BACK IN HOME WATERS

Hundreds of passengers are relieved to be back in Plymouth Sound after the Pont-Aven was forced to detour to Brest because of a ‘medical emergency’.