The Salcombe Yawl is without doubt one of the most delightful of the classic wooden boat classes found around the English coast.

Clinker built of mahogany planks, with wooden spars and varnished decks, the Salcombe Yawl is always beautiful sight to see against the backdrop of the Kingsbridge-Salcombe Estuary.

Yawls have always been raced and cruised for pleasure, although their pedigree can be seen in the older day fishing boats of the latter part of the nineteenth century.

Y1 was probably built in 1931, but records are not readily available until the sequence of Y4 'Blondie' built in 1935. Y7 from 1939 is still being sailed today, as is Y14 'Blackbird' 1939.

The building of yawls still carries on today with this year seeing the launch of Y181 'Typhoon' being the latest design by Phil Morrison.

The Salcombe Yacht Club Regatta is perceived by many to be the Salcombe Yawl Owners' Association's national championship and the past few years have attracted over 50 entries.

Age and design improvements mean the class events are divided between the new designs by Morrison, whose first design was Y141'Nuffin', and Howlett, whose first design was Y168 'Storm', and the older boats.

The regatta also includes an additional fleet to provide more 'gentle' racing for families, beginners and older enthusiasts.