Champagne Day

is unique – it is not hosted by a club, but by a committee, which exists solely to stage the Champagne Day. The Committee is made up of local sailors most of whom are connected with the clubs, with the Mayor of Falmouth as the President.

Back in 1951, the late Lord Shawcross was competing against his friend Jack Silley. The spirit of the competition was so keen that one day both friends broke away from the main race in which they were taking part, in order to informally settle the result between themselves. The loser in good grace presented a case of champagne to the winner and so the Champagne Race was born.

In 1955 Philip Fox of GC Fox & Co, the then chairman, started the first official Champagne Race to be sailed under the Falmouth Town Flag, by donating a case of champagne as first prize. Today all classes of keel boat get their chance.

 THANKYOU TO GOLDER ASSOCIATES FOR SPONSORING

US AGAIN THIS YEAR.