78' Converted Brixham Sailing Trawler (1926) - VIGILANCE

VIGILANCE IS A GAFF-RIGGED KETCH
Still classed as a Brixham Sailing Trawler” although no longer fishing. She was the last of a long line of beam trawlers or smacks built at Upham’s Shipyard in Brixham in 1926. She is currently moored only yards from where she was built. She is owned by a charity and is sailed and managed by volunteers. As a heritage vessel of national importance, she is part of the UK Historic Fleet.