For a short period of its life, Cutty Sark was Portugese and went by the name Ferreira. It was sold to a Portugese firm in the 1890s after struggling to make money competing with more steam ships moving into the wool trade. Several decades later it suffered some injury from bad weather, was brought to Falmouth for repairs and spotted by a retired sea captain. He bought it, restored it back to its former glory and gave it back its original name.
Ferreira Weekend at Cutty Sark is a two-day fest to bring that chapter of the ship’s life to light. It’ll include in-depth talks on the period, themed character access, a Portugese colour rope walk and lots of craft activities for kids to get stuck into.