Things To Do 2010

Sunday 6th June 2010: Watch Salcombe's three Cornish pilot gigs (Wolf, Cadmus and Bolt) compete in races against gigs from all over the South West - best views from Cliff House Gardens but the Yacht Club Watch House

11th to 13th June 2010: A celebration of Salcombe's classic boats, old lifeboats, and the infamous Bang and Go Back Race as well as a great music line up at the Whitestrand stage. Bang and Go Back T-shirts will be on sale in our shop in June. Buy a festival guide for a full events listing or click on Salcombe Festival on our links page

3rd to 10th July 2010: Salcombe welcomes back the Merlin Rocketeers for their annual meeting. Watch the colourful spectacle of the spinnaker sails as the wind picks up!

1st to 7th August 2010: Various sailing races throughout the week.

8th to 14th August 2010: Support Whitestrand Boat Hire staff in the Raft Race in Salcombe Town Regatta week. For 2010 we plan to construct our raft out of recyclable plastic bottles....yes, we like a challenge. And if you have any VERY large plastic bottles or containers with lids please bring them along to the shop before the big day...! Also, come along to row in the traditional 'little' rowing boats each weekday from 5.30pm and get involved on the water.

April, July and September 2010: Join us on our quarterly beach clean of Scoble Beach in the Salcombe estuary, organised in conjunction with the Marine Conservation Society. Watch our blog for dates for upcoming events.

You could hire a boat for a day when it is high tide at lunch time and visit the Crabshell pub in Kingsbridge for a drink or the Millbrook Inn up at South Poole creek for a tasty bite to eat.

Get hooked

Why not kit the family out with crabbing lines and a bucket and try crabbing off Victoria Quay. Hungry crabs like the taste of mackerel bait or bacon rind!

Take a boat across to East Portlemouth beach for a cuppa at the Venus café and take a stroll to Gara Rock along the coast path.

Take mackerel lines up 'the bag' and try catching some fish for your dinner....have a look at our blog for yummy mackerel recipes, ideal for the BBQ.