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    MARINA LIFE FALMOUTH

    Nov 26, 2021 2 minutes

    almouth is one of the greatest natural harbours in the world, reputedly the third deepest, making it a fitting place to start our new coast series during which we’ll explore 12 iconic British harbours. And there are few places more enticing than Falmouth and the Haven Marina, where beautiful wooded hills roll down to the River Fal and where our once safely rode out a fierce gale of 50 knots (Force 10). I did not sleep much that night, constantly checking we were not dragging anchor and regularly awakened by mayday calls on the VHF from people in less sheltered harbours; in the Isles of Scilly alone, the lifeboat apparently launched a dozen times, several people were airlifted to the mainland and a flotilla of yachts was washed onto the rocks. In Falmouth, we were safe, protected from the waves by hugging the rugged Cornish coastline.

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