Salcombe Festival Bang & Go Back Race
Supporting the Salcombe Festival, Salcombe Yacht Club provide the facilities for the Bang and Go Back Race on Saturday afternoon.
This 'race' allows helmsmen to show off their prowess in not only seamanship by keeping their craft at very slow speed and under control, but also their capability to anticipate when the gun will go off to tell them to reverse direction. The winner is the boat closest to the line at the last gun.
Salcombe Festival Bang & Go Back Race Trophy Winners
The Featherstone Shield
1996 C & A Lidstone
1997 M Wrigley
1998 M Wrigley
1999 M Bartley
2000 Stan Turns
2001 John Lovell
2002 D Cater
2003 D Cater
2004 A Harris
2005 Scratch
2006 Scratch
2007 John Lovell
2008 Mike Bartley
2009 Scratch
Provinzial 2000 Shield
2003 Jon Alsop - Zuleika
2004 Scratch - Florrett
2005 David Cater - Kate
2006 Andy Harris - Tudor
2007 Rabso - Two Boys
2008 Magles - Dove
2009 Miranda - Peter Hodges
Stan Turns Memorial Trophy
2006 Marella
2007 Marella
2008 Pisces
2009 Little White Boat ( Chris Turns )
In 2006 there was a class run for steam boats which was won by the crew of Saumarez

