Drama on the high seas - the epic voyage as told by Pete Goss

This weekend the Rose-in-Vale Hotel is host to what promises to be a fascinating evening of daring-do as Pete Goss tells the story of the Spirit of Mystery's voyage from Newlyn to Australia last year - a voyage that so nearly ended in disaster when, at the tail end of a huge storm with the Australian coastline to the North, the boat was rolled over to almost 180° - in the near capsize crewman Mark Maidment suffered a broken leg and had to be put ashore - the rescue services could not risk an airlift from above a sailboat with so much rigging in the air!

Pete's talk will be amply illustrated with slides and dram tic images of the entire voyage - from heavy weather off the Azores to flying fish, flat calms and that oh, so near fatal capsize.

You can choose to attend the dinner, or take advantage of an evenings entertainment and room for the night. A four course meal will precede the talk courtesy of head chef, Colin Hankins. Proceeds will go to the Cornwall Playing for Success charity. Make sure you check the hotel's dress code before turning up in oilskins!

On top of the talk this weekend comes the news that the Spirit of Mystery is now on her way to Kembala port (in Australia) where she will be loaded on to a ship which will eventually see her arrival in Holland, after which she will sail back to Newlyn - around the end of April!