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We start and finish our trips at Malpas near Truro. We offer relaxed sailing trips from 2 hours to a
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14/08/2024

Sailing barge Drifter LIVE we**am is now online, enjoy beautiful views of the River Fal and follow us along on our river trips.

Click the link below and do let us know what you think!

sailingbargedrifter.co.uk/we**am/

02/05/2024

An incredible evening sky from last nights anchorage. Humbled to be working on the water here in the Fal.

01/05/2024

We have just received our litter recovery kit from the 'Blue Litter Project' which not only allows us to help keep our river cleaner but is also an important study into the waste that makes its way into our waterways. The project is run by 'Clean Cornwall' and we are really proud to be one of its many participants. We will be using this equipment during our river trips should we come across any floating waste.

30/04/2024

Enjoying our time at anchor at Tolcarne on the River Fal. We are also joined for the night by the lovely Eda Frandson. Very sheltered despite the poor weather we are experiencing so expecting a good night's sleep on the water.

15/04/2024

WEATHER ALERT: Great weather for this weekend 20th/21st April.

We are now back on the water with our unique river trips and sailing experiences and we are very much looking forward to some amazing days exploring the River Fal. See you soon!

07/03/2024

Read our latest news on our website by following the link below or clicking on the image.

We look forward to seeing you onboard soon.

https://sailingbargedrifter.co.uk/blog/welcome-to-our-2024-season/ Picture taken by Kevin Mitchell

Welcome all to our 2024 sailing season, our 7th on the River Fal in Cornwall since 2017. We will be available once more for our unique river trips and sailing experiences from Easter through to Oct…

05/11/2023

See you again soon. Vouchers or bookings for the 2024 season are available by contacting us through our website.

www.sailingbargedrifter.co.uk

10/08/2023

The Falmouth 'Tall Ships' event is coming up quickly (14th-18th August). All you need to know is in the event programmes which can be found in tourist information offices in Falmouth and Truro.

If the event whets your appetite for a sailing experience onboard a traditional vessel in the beautiful Fal estuary then please get in touch.

Our relaxed river trips are available until the end of September and start from the lovely village of Malpas near Truro.

Visit www.sailingbargedrifter.co.uk for more information.

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08/08/2023

A lovely family day out on the Drifter, with our spacious helm area comfortably accommodating everyone as we navigate the River Fal on a sunny day. The black Labrador really enjoyed their time onboard as well!

20/06/2023

We have added a share-the-sail trip for Thursday 22nd June. Discover the Fal on our unique River tour/sailing experience. 2 hours on the water in this lovely weather for £30 per person.
Get in touch to join the trip.

Sailing trips and tours in the sheltered waters of Falmouth and Truro

19/06/2023

2 spaces are available on our Friday 23rd share-the-sail river tour/sailing experience departing from Malpas near Truro at 9:30am. Discover the beautiful Fal for 2 hours for £30 per person. Get in touch to join the trip. www.sailingbargedrifter.co.uk

14/06/2023

Sunrise on the Fal. Another fine day on the water is in store for our passengers today!

13/06/2023

What can we say! It was a fun day to be on the water in Falmouth Bay today! A couple of the fine sailing vessels preparing for the start of the Richard Mille classic yacht race up close and flying in the light winds.

26/05/2023

Some lovely shots of Drifter sailing in the upper reaches of the Fal.

These pictures are courtesy of Liberty Boat Charter. Please take a look at their page and website for some lovely themed days out on the water.

Many of our passengers have said their sailing experience with us has been the highlight of their holiday and that they experienced a very special connection to the elements, nature, and heritage of the river.

If you would like to experience our relaxed sailing tours for yourself please do get in touch. No sailing experience necessary!

17/04/2023

Booking up now for our 2023 season. Join or schedule a trip by visiting our website.

www.sailingbargedrifter.co.uk

11/04/2023

Our latest news update is now on our website blog page. Click the image below to see what we are doing in 2023. We also highlight some other joys in the area in which we sail so you can have the best possible experience both on and off the water when you visit.

Hope to see you soon!

We are once again on our home waters of the Fal, Cornwall. We spent our winter sprucing up our beloved classic sailing barge ‘Drifter’ with new paint and varnish and we are looking our …

09/04/2023

We are back! Our first trip of the season was a beautiful evening with an excited young family and we were equally excited. What a great start to our 2023 season. See you soon!

30/03/2023

In April, we will start to add our 2 hour share-the-sail tours and sailing experiences to our schedule. Follow us here or on Twitter to make sure you get to see upcoming dates!

We are also taking bookings for exclusive hire. To avoid disappointment we advise reserving at the earliest opportunity.

See you soon!

12/03/2023

Head to the recently updated 'Visit Truro' website which includes a brief encounter of our lovely sailing barge in their title video.

There is so much going on in this 'Great Little City'. See you soon!

Truro and its surroundings offer everything from retail therapy, cultural and architectural delights, festivals and major events to beautiful countryside.

23/11/2022

We are looking forward to more wonderful days like these in 2023.

See you soon!

13/10/2022

Sails off and being hauled out for winter...

08/10/2022

A brief stop in Cawsands Bay, Plymouth. Always a pleasure... ( Bit rolly though!).

# atanchor # rollybay # kingsands

08/10/2022

Sunrise in St Austell Bay. Plymouth bound!

07/10/2022

Although our sailing trips have come to end, we are still on the water enjoying some sailing of our own. We are in Mevagissey for a couple of days, one of Cornwall's most well known fishing harbours. Always a joy to watch our local fishermen go about their work.

06/10/2022

Take a look at this great we**am at Mevagissey, can you spot us?

View web cam Welcome to the Mevagissey Harbour LIVE web cam. The camera pans left and right with a 10secs pause at each end of the harbour. Here you can see daily life going on, get a live feed of the beautiful harbour, see what the weather is like and …

23/09/2022

Amazing September weather!

22/09/2022

Good September morning from the Fal!

15/09/2022

September 23rd - spaces are available on our last 'share-the-sail' of the 2022 season. £30 per person for two hours on the beautiful Fal! Other dates may be available, please enquire.

09/09/2022

05/09/2022

Quite a nice view this morning!

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C/o Marina Office, Malpas
Truro
TR11SW

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https://sailingbargedrifter.co.uk/

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Sunrise in St Austell Bay. Plymouth bound! #sunriseatsea #staustell #sailingbarge #passagemaking #traditionalsailing #calmafterthestorm #autumnsailng #verticalcut #headsail #motorsailing

Boat juggling! Getting ready to depart from Truro in a few days we move ourselves to the outside of another boat. Happy days on the water to come!

A short teaser for our sailing trips on the River Fal, Cornwall. See you onboard soon! #riverfal #truroriver #cornwall #sailing #sailingtrip #rivertrip #boatrip #falmouth #truro #sailingbarge #thingstodo #relaxedsailing #familyfriendly

Sailing in the River Fal

Thank you to all of you who joined us onboard our sailing barge this season. We had some very lovely days on the waters of the Fal and we are looking forward to our 2022 season already. Happy travels! #dutchsailingbarge #sailingbarge #rivertrip #rivertour #riverfal #truroriver #calmseas #sunset #dreamlike #silkywater #sailingexperience #relaxedsailing #familydayout #dogfreindly

It doesn't take long to get our barge under sail in the River Fal. Here we have just left Malpas marina and are motoring slowly down the first reach in the river while Neil gets the mainsail and headsail up, then the engine goes off and we are SAILING!

Looking pretty on the river today!

Duck! These military helicopters occasionally fly low up the river as part of their training. This one is quite low and fast but not the lowest we have experienced! Always a thrill to see them!

Seadog

Getting my orders from Admiral Seadog (AKA Pippa) on yesterdays sailing trip. We love having a dog onboard our trips, and they seem to like it too!

Sparkling waters!

Pilot Cutter Review

A clip from today's sail in the Carrick Roads adjacent to Falmouth. The 'Pilot Cutter Review' was taking place and we had this very splendid view of one of these fine vessels.

Inky day! We are having quite a bit of unsettled weather at the moment but have been managing to move our trips to brighter days. Thank you all for being flexible.

We are looking forward to days like this again this summer!

We took a detour into the very pretty Coombe Creek on a recent trip which coincided with a high tide. This video has been sped up x8 and covers about 10 minutes of the 4 hour trip that day.

Beautiful start to the day this morning. Today's passengers are going to have a great time on the water.

One and half minutes from our sailing trip on April 19th. A cloudy day but with a lovely breeze over the waters of the Fal. Our passengers had a wonderful time as we sailed down to Tolverne before returning upriver to Malpas where they had booked a table for lunch at the Heron Inn.

Tacking on the River Fal

A moment from our sailing trip on the River Fal today. We had beautiful sunshine, light easterly winds and a lovely family of four with us onboard. Lots of swans as well as a few cormorants and herons watched us sail quietly past them. They want to come back again in the summer for a longer trip!