Vigilance of Brixham

Name: Vigilance of Brixham
Address: Heritage Pontoon, Prince William Quay, Brixham, TQ59BP, GB
Telephone: 07764845353

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Vigilance of Brixham - the last sailing trawler of its type built by Uphams in Brixham in 1926 She is ideal for corporate or private charter. Welcome aboard!

Vigilance is a 78 foot heritage sailing ketch based in Brixham, Devon, England. Alternatively, why not enjoy the experience of sailing a classic yacht on one of our local morning, afternoon or evening trips around this lovely part of Devon.

03/09/2026

We have availability for our sails on September 10 and 26. If you fancy a 3 hour sail around Torbay on our newly restored 100year old Brixham Trawler, you can book here: https://www.vigilanceofbrixham.co.uk/events/

01/08/2026

What a day! It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster to get here but today Vigilance of Brixham welcomed guests onboard for the first time in four years.

Welcome back Vigilance!

29/06/2026

🚨 Calling All Traditional Boat Skippers! 🚨

We're looking for commercially endorsed skippers with experience of traditional boats to join our volunteer community on Vigilance of Brixham.

If you have traditional boat knowledge, want to volunteer on a historic vessel, and are interested in getting involved, we'd love to hear from you.

Please get in touch at [email protected] for more information or feel free to share this post with anyone who might be interested.

28/06/2026

Lovely training sail today. Being 100 she is allowed to be a little stubborn when it comes to tacking! This was one of a number of training trips as we limber up for our centenary season. If you would like to come sailing please book here: https://www.vigilanceofbrixham.co.uk/events/

16/06/2026

⚓️Exciting news! ⚓

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Vigilance of Brixham has successfully passed her final safety inspection and is now certified to carry passengers.

As we look forward to seeing her sail once again in her centenary year, we're happy to announce that public sailing trips will resume from July!

⛵ Book your place now via our website

https://www.vigilanceofbrixham.co.uk/events/

📸© Trevor Taylor

13/06/2026

We've been a little quiet on here recently, but that doesn't mean we've been standing still!

Over the past few months, the team on board Vigilance of Brixham has been working hard behind the scenes, getting the boat prepared, coded, and ready to return to sailing. There's been plenty going on that isn't always visible from the shore, but we're now getting very close.

If you've spotted us out in the bay recently, you've probably seen us undertaking training sails as we put the final pieces in place. It’s lovely to see her red sails again!

📷 Peter Milligan

03/05/2026

Ahoy, landlubbers! It’s Brixham Pirate festival day 2!

Don your finest pirate outfit, bring your loudest “Arrr!”, and come find us outside the Prince William pub 🏴‍☠️

02/05/2026

Ahoy there! Aaarrrggh you visiting Brixham Pirate Festival this weekend? If you are, come down and see us!

You’ll find us outside the Prince William pub 🏴‍☠️

15/04/2026

🌟🏆 We did it! 🏆🌟

Last night, Vigilance of Brixham was named Gstaad Yacht Club Centenarian of the Year at the Classic Boat Awards, the category for vessels with over 100 years afloat!

We’re absolutely delighted to receive this award. A huge thank you to the shipwrights at Stirling and Son, our incredible volunteers, and everyone who has voted for and supported us on this journey. On accepting the award Rob Murray, the chair of the Vigilance trustees, also acknowledged the vital support received from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund whose grants have made her current restoration possible.

We can’t wait to celebrate her centenary later this summer, when she’ll be sailing the waters of Tor Bay once again!

13/04/2026

It’s the final countdown to the Classic Boat Awards 2026!

We’re very excited to be representing Vigilance of Brixham at the awards ceremony tomorrow evening and looking forward to catching up with our fellow Classic Boat award nominees.

Wish us luck! 🤞

📷 Francis Alan

Address

Heritage Pontoon, Prince William Quay
Brixham
TQ59BP

Telephone

07764845353

Website

http://www.vigilanceofbrixham.co.uk/

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