Team

The Port of Falmouth Sailing Association coordinates two slightly different activities, the Village Regattas, and Falmouth Sailing Week. It also functions as an ‘umbrella’ organisation for the sailing and yacht Clubs in the area. These are some of the key players and their Falmouth Sailing Week roles.

Gaye Slater, Chair

I was born in Kenya into a family of avid sailors and my first experiences of sailing were in dinghies in much warmer climes including Lakes Victoria and Naivasha and the Indian Ocean!

I qualified as a teacher at Southampton University at the same time as enjoying sailing around the Hamble River and Solent. I then worked and sailed on puddles around North London but I found that I missed the sea and headed to Cornwall. I qualified as an RYA Senior Sailing Instructor so that I could introduce my pupils to the joys of sailing and I also got involved in crewing on half tonners and a Corby 25.

I have taken part in nearly every Falmouth Sailing Week since 1981 and in club racing around Falmouth. More recently this has been on a Sonata and a Nordic Folkboat. I have been Hon Sec of both PoFSA and Flushing Sailing Club and am also second woman to be Commodore of the latter.

Jane Wright, Vice-Chair

Falmouth born and raised, the daughter of a builder of fine wooden yachts, grew up in the harbour, literally! Amongst a varied career in the creative industries, I also worked as professional yacht crew, sailing other people’s beautiful yachts on the American eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean. I have had a life filled with owning and sailing yachts and cruising extensively on the UK south coast in S&S sloops, a Lyle Hess pilot ketch, a Hallberg Rassy 29, Bavaria 37 and latterly a wee Shrimper 19.

Since retiring I worked for Mylor Yacht Club for 8 years with their communications and publicity. I then jumped ship to publicise the work of PoFSA in 2019 and find those elusive and wonderful businesses who sponsor and support the racing community in Falmouth.

Your contact for all press and sponsorship enquiries..

Malcolm Forrest, Hon Secretary

Also Hon. Secretary at RCYC, usually found sailing a Firefly at RSC, but can also be found crewing a Sunbeam, or racing yacht whenever the opportunity arises. Mark layer at several championships in Falmouth.

Chris Williams, Treasurer

We moved from Gloucestershire to Falmouth about 12 years ago and the time has flown by. I am a member of Restronguet SC and Mylor YC. In the past my main interest was cruising and also (less successfully!) dinghy sailing. More recently I have crewed on a Mylor based yacht racing at FSC and in the Bay during Falmouth Sailing Week. I own a rib kept at Mylor.

PoFSA is the fifth sailing organisation for which I have been Treasurer and I still hold that post for Falmouth Classics Association. Hopefully, I have learned a lot about being part of organisations run by volunteers. I look forward to supporting the further development of Falmouth sailing events.

Neil Andrew, Race Management

A local lad, Neil is a respected and energetic member of the sailing community. He was one of the mark-layers at the Olympics in 2012, and frequently officiates in national and international events. Oversees and coordinates the entry system. His attention to detail is legendary.

He might appear to be in the shadows, but he writes the Notice of Race, and generally ensures that we're on an even keel and still on course for our destination.

Nigel Sharp, Race Officer

A lifelong sailor, Nigel was born and brought up in St Mawes, and lived in Hampshire for most of his adult life before moving back to St Mawes in 2007. Having worked in the boatbuilding industry for 36 years, he is now a freelance marine writer and photographer.

He is a past Chair of PoFSA, Sailing Secretary and Commodore of St Mawes Sailing Club, and has been Race Officer for the Carrick fleet in Falmouth Sailing Week since 2017.

He owns a Contessa 32 Songbird, an RS Vareo dinghy Mockingbird and is a member of the Evelyn Working Boat syndicate.

Chris Davies, Race Officer

Chris is Race Officer for the Bay fleet; a former Rear Commodore (Sailing) at RCYC and previously Sailing Secretary at MYC. He is Chairman of the RYA South West Region.

He was largely responsible for what is now the RYA YTC (Yacht Time Correction) handicapping system, now administered by the RYA and ROC.

Jackie Andrew, Race Office

A local lass, Jackie is one of the hidden workers of PoFSA. Never in the limelight (hence the lack of photograph) she works tirelessly in the runup to the Week, ensuring the competitors are properly organised. During the week she handles many of the queries which are generated on a day to day basis.

Sue Treneer, Prize Coordinator

Sue has been sailing and racing in Falmouth and beyond since childhood. She became involved with PoFSA as the representative of Mylor Yacht Club and is currently a volunteer on the Race Management Team for Falmouth Sailing Week.

She is enthusiastically involved with the Village Regattas and Falmouth Classics.

Malcolm Clark, Results & PoFSA website

During Falmouth Sailing Week responsible for the collation and generation of the daily and overall results (now ably assisted by Melodye Brandt), and their publication in time for prize-giving for over a decade. Go-to Sailwave guy.

Also responsible for the creation and maintenance of this website.

Past Commodore of Banbury Sailing Club, located about as far from the sea as you can get where he sailed an RS200 & a Laser (not simultaneously).

The PoFSA Team