sentences:  The club was formed by seven individuals in 1939 who bought "West of England Redwinds" to sail in Penzance.Postwar the club's dinghy fleets grew until in the 1970s a yacht fleet was added both of which continue today.The club was the original starting point for the Mini Transat 6.50 transatlantic yacht races, hosting the first four events from 1977 to 1983.