Congratulations to the team! Pilgrim won the Marsh Volunteer Award at #nathistshipsawards2023. A great tribute to all our volunteers whose sterling efforts keep Pilgrim both conserved and heritage sailing in the traditional way.
Well done all.
As the end of our sailing season approaches it’s time for us to say goodbye and show our appreciation. Pilgrim undertakes more than 50 passages to sea each year. These vary from a half day to more than two weeks. Each time the boat needs to be cleaned, provisioned and made up ready to receive
Did you know that, whilst Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, they actually visited Pilgrim to present us with a cup originating from King George V? The King George V Perpetual Cup was originally gifted by King George V in 1914 for races between working trawlers. The cup was first presented in 1919 by Lord
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
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