Salcombe Town Regatta Fireworks

The annual Salcombe Town Regatta is punctuated with a firework display on the Thursday evening. This year was no exception and we decided to try and get to view the fireworks from a different perspective and Pete managed to capture the attached images.

We left it a bit late to get to the

National Trust car park at Snapes Point and were naively surprised to find it full. However, we managed to squeeze into the last space available and took our place among the small gathering of people on the edge of the car park.

As ever the fireworks were impressive and our different viewpoint added something to them too.

Changing Sunset

What a difference an hour makes. These pictures were taken about an hour apart and the difference is, as you'll agree, staggering.

As I've said before we get some great sunsets and this one was one of the best.

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Salcombe Regatta

The opening day of the Salcombe Town Regatta was to be marked with a "display" from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at 17:00 on the 14th August.

Unfortunately the Lancaster developed a fault earlier in the day and couldn't make the event, however, we were treated to a display by a Spitfire and a Hurricane - all too fleeting though.

Attached are Pete's better efforts from

the day taken from the fuel barge in the centre of Salcombe's estuary.

Attached are Pete's better efforts from the day - alas nowhere near as good as his Red Arrow shots...

Salcombe Yacht Club Regatta Week

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