Congratulations to Tim Morgan on obtaining his RYA Yachtmaster qualification. Tim has been a young volunteer with Pilgrim since we signed him up in 2019 as one of a group of students to join us as volunteer crew. We offered places and training in exchange for recognised qualifications. Of course in 2020 all plans were
Over the winter months Pilgrim moves from her home in Brixham into the more sheltered waters of the River Dart on the town pontoon in Dartmouth. While she is there our volunteer team, overseen by Richard our Skipper, are busy with annual maintenance tasks, minor repairs to damage sustained during last summer’s sailing and improvements
We have vacancies in our Skipper Training Programme starting in February 2023 and leading to RYA Day Skipper or Yachtmaster qualification. Free onboard meals and and accommodation. Come to sea with us – it’s hard work and lots of fun too. Details available here. We need an experienced Ship’s Cook to look after our guests and
In 2021 we spotted a request for boats to contribute to a citizen science project conceived by Dr Howard Dryden, whose goal it was to measure and investigate the levels of plankton in our coastal and oceanic waters. The data gathered was to provide evidence of how chemical pollution and widespread microplastic distribution in the
Volunteer Sailing Crew SignUp – we’re looking for new volunteers to join our training for next season. Every year Pilgrim undertakes about 50 passages to sea. In 2022 this includes Day Sails, Weekends, Short Breaks and Holidays as well as a long private charter. We cruise the coasts of Devon, Dorset and Cornwall as well
During the course of last winter, we undertook some modifications below decks on Pilgrim. These were intended to improve our guest facilities, create a more Covid secure environment and provide for some self-contained sleeping accommodation. Well, what we did has been a big hit with our guests. We now have three ‘heads’ on board which
We are delighted to report that we are sailing again at last. Day Sails from Brixham resume on 13th April and Overnight Sailings on 22nd May. However, we are applying strict limits inline with UK Government Guidelines. That means our occupancy is much reduced and as a result some of our sailings are already full.
Fog will be our friend this season! In her 126th year, it’s ironic that Pilgrim faces perhaps one of the most difficult periods in her history. Like many businesses, the small band of Trustees of the Pilgrim Foundation had thought that 2020 would be the biggest challenge our small charity has had to face so
2020 has been quite a year, as you can imagine. We set off with high hopes as it was Pilgrim’s 125th Anniversary. There was to be festivals galore and the Mayflower 400 commemorations. That all fell apart quite quickly as we went into lockdown and the focus for our charitable Foundation was to ensure our
Pilgrim gains grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund. The Pilgrim Heritage Sailing Foundation is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. This award will enable us to undertake