Event focus: Charlestown Harbour Classic Sail Festival
Charlestown Harbour in Cornwall will host its first ever Classic Sail Festival in 2019.
The festival, from 30 August to 1 September, will see a fleet of classic ships sail into the harbour and also feature food and drink stalls and live music with Mad Dog Mcrea the headline act.
Visitors to the Sail Festival at the UNESCO World Heritage Site will be able to purchase a gangway pass that allows them access to the inner harbour and a tour of the ships in the grade II listed port.
Rolf Munding, owner of Charlestown Harbour, said: “The Classic Sail Festival is gearing up to be a spectacular event. A lot of planning has gone into it and we hope the people of Charlestown and beyond in Cornwall can join us.
“The festival is a real opportunity for us to celebrate traditional vessels ...