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Tous les Bateux du Monde (All the Boats of the World) through 19 September Musée National de la Marine, Paris, France. François-Edmond Pâris' legacy - the result of a lifetime's work - constitutes this unique exhibition, a treasure of naval ethnography. www.musee-marine.fr
Falmouth Week and the Falmouth Classics Event 7 - 15 August, Falmouth Town, Cornwall, UK. Six days of competitive racing for keelboats, traditional craft and dinghies in the waters of Falmouth Bay. Activity on the water is matched by a lively Shoreside program of daytime and evening entertainment, culminating in a magnificent firework display over the Harbour. With a Grand Prize Giving party in the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club at the end of the Week. www.falmouthweek.co.uk
Great Lakes United TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® 2010 12 - 15 August: The Baylake Bank Tall Ship Festival, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Featured vessels include Pride of Baltimore II, Unicorn, Lynx, the pilot schooner Roseway, the square-rigged sailing ship HMS Bounty, schooner Amistad, War of 1812 brig Niagara, schooner Appledore IV, sloop Friends Good Will, bark Europa, and former lightship Roald Amundsen. Also visit www. tallshipgreenbay.com for more information.
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