It is more practical to launch the sailing dinghies from the beach rather than the confines of Looe river.
It's tricky conditions with plenty of boats capsizing close to shore in the wind.
Redwings with their wooden hulls.
A tough challenge for the teams, with capsizes in the first two heats.
and the vivid blue sails of the Enterprises.
This mirror dinghy needs bailing out.
They head out into Looe bay to the race start.
Here are a few general images of Looe taken as we walked back to the car.
All images © Ian Foster / fozimage