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Falmouth Oyster Festival
The Falmouth Oyster Festival, Thursday the 13th to Sunday 16th October, celebrates the start of the oyster season which runs from October to March.
There is a full programme of events with an oyster shucking competition, cookery demos, music and the Falmouth Oyster Working Boat Race on the Sunday morning, as well as ample opportunity to try the famous Native Oyster from the oyster and seafood bars in the vast marquee in events square.
National award winning Skinner's Brewery will hopefully again be brewing Pennycomequick Cornish Stout especially for the festival -the perfect local tipple to wash down all the Oysters!
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Sail to Falmouth Oyster Festival on Josefine!
Sail to and from Falmouth Oyster Festival on Josefine or join us for half of the trip, sailing there or back. Trains to/from Plymouth are from £10 for a standard single, each half of the trip gives you 2 nights and one full day at the festival -plenty of time for several dozen of the amazing native oysters!
Alternatively, sail there and/or back and stay ashore at one of Falmouth's hotels or bed and breakfasts.
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Sailing Itinerary for the 2011 Oyster Festival
- Thurs 13th Oct: Day Sail from Plymouth to Falmouth
- Friday 14th Oct: Falmouth Oyster Festival Day 1
- Sat 15th Oct: Oyster Festival Day 2, Guests leave / arrive
- Sun 16th Oct: Falmouth Oyster Festival Day 3
- Mon 17th Oct: Day sail from Falmouth to Plymouth
£198pp: 3 days and 2 nights: Thur-Sat, or Sat-Mon
Includes all meals at sea, bunk and breakfast in Falmouth, professional crew, port dues, safety gear, fuel and vat. 7 places available.
Day Sail to or from Falmouth: £69pp
Includes lunch, hot drinks and snacks, professional crew, port dues, safety gear and fuel. 12 places available.
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Due to a bye-law passed in 1876, banning the use of engines to protect the oyster beds, the native oysters of the river Fal are still fished using sail power by gaff cutter working boats up to 30ft, the famous Falmouth Working Boats.
Out of season the Working Boats are raced, the Oyster Working Boat Race during the Falmouth Oyster Festival is one of the last of the season.
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