After the end to a busy summer season, where The Pilgrim led the parade of sail in Dartmouth, she has now been taken to Saxon Wharf in Southampton where she will be lifted out of the water for a refit. Whilst at Southampton she will also be going through her Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) survey. This as an assessment undertaken by all commercial sailing vessels, to ensure compliance with safety regulations. Some of our members have been following her journey and will be involved in seeing her through this remedial work and sailing her back to Devon. We hope to bring you a wider insight into her stay in Southampton in the weeks to come.
Festive duties: The Pilgrim at Christmas
When she returns in December she will berth in Dartmouth for the festive season. We’re looking forward to decorating her with Christmas lights to join in the winter celebrations. This year in Dartmouth sees the return of Candlelit Dartmouth, a two-day weekend festival in the gardens and quay. The highlight of the festival happens on the Saturday where a candlelit procession of homemade lanterns is made through the town. A team of young people are hoping to make a replica of The Pilgrim as part of the parade, it will be lovely to see her represented in this way, and on a dark winters evening this festival is a good way to bring a few more lights and extend the Bay of Lights along the English Riviera.