Newlyn fish festival

The Penlee Lifeboat together with Penzance Coastguard Cliff Rescue Team doing a display of casualty transfers in the harbour. The Lifeboat then went outside the Harbour to do a transfer with a helicopter from 771 squadron from Culdrose.

The Lifeboat Gig Race

The first lifeboat in Cornwall was stationed at Penzance in 1803, two years before Trafalgar. Also the first Lifeboat race in the World (with six local lifeboats competing) was held in the Bay in 1867 to celebrate the opening of the Council Office "St. Johns Hall" now the Council Chamber of Penwith District Council. A further race with five lifeboats participating was held in 1869 which ended in a good old fashioned disagreement between Penzance and St. Ives. The story of these events makes fascinating telling and is a real part of the maritime heritage of West Cornwall.
As a special mark of respect for the RNLI, The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen's Local Advisory Committee at Newlyn has joined forces with the Cornish Pilot Gig Association to present a really special gig race on Newlyn Fish Festival.
The gigs will line up on the stretch of sea in front of Newlyn Green and take off for a three mile race at 13.00. They will race down to a position close to the Low Lee Buoy and then proceed northwards to a position close to the Gear Pole beacon. The race will finish at about 13.30 when the gigs will row through the entrance of Newlyn Harbour.
At 14.00 on the balcony of the Newlyn harbour office, the three winners of the race will be presented with a cheque of £500, £200 and £100 respectively which will go to their lifeboat stations. The winning crew will also be presented by the Lord Mayor of London with the Trafalgar Trophy.
Assisting in the administration of the race will be the crew of the Cornish Sea Fisheries vessel St. Piran they will be carrying the umpires in their fast rib to see fair play by the gigs.

A welcome visit from Stormy Stan the RNLI Mascot.