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Britannia is shaping up inside and out as our dedicated team of volunteers and trainees get stuck into a variety of new tasks. Long time trainee Abi has been doing great work on panels for the aft cabin, showing off the joinery skills she’s acquired over the course of the project. The new cabin-top is…

I’m Kecia Harris and I’ve just started as the Project Coordinator on the Britannia team. I’m going to be taking on some of Vicki’s work, organising things behind the scenes and making sure we collect the information that the funders need to stay happy. I recently returned to Exeter after a twenty-year absence, as it’s…

The following is taken from an article kindly authored by John Worrall and published in Fishing News. Summary: With completion of the Britannia restoration now assured thanks to National Lottery funding, Britannia Sailing Trust has expanded its scope by taking on river Exe salmon boat Julie. By JOHN WORRALL With £195,232 secured from the National…

Commodore J K MooresOBE DL Royal Navy Jake Moores spent over 37 years in the Royal Navy as a Tactics and Sonar Specialist in the Submarine Service. Successful completion of the Submarine Command Course ‘Perisher’ in 1989 was followed by three submarine commands HMS ODIN, HMS SOVEREIGN and HMS VANGUARD. These sea commands were followed…

Does your deck look like the example on the left or the example on the right? A B Unsure what we’re looking at? Here are two more examples. A B We’ve resisted the temptation to make a post denouncing Type B as ‘totally wrong’. This is of no use to anyone. Instead, we hope to…

1996 – Britannia Sold by the Samuels In 1996, Sam and Vicki Samuels parted ways with Britannia after a 23 year ownership, raising their family on board. and then operating her as a successful charter business for 10 years. 2007 – Purchased by Trinity Sailing Trust After changing hands several times, Britannia was donated to…

We are delighted to share that The National Lottery Heritage Fund will be supporting the next stage of Britannia’s journey through our project, Britannia: Making Waves, made possible thanks to National Lottery players! This funding comes at a pivotal moment for our project. It will enable us to take Britannia through the final phase of her…

Last week we were honoured to be invited to speak at the Britannia Heritage Trust dinner at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. It was a privilege to share the story behind Britannia Sailing Trust and our long-term goal of to returning our Britannia to a working life at sea. We are very grateful…

January Planting begins in the National Trust Britannia Wood. February We enjoy a visit from three experienced Brixham trawler men! So enjoyed chatting to Bill, Nigel and John and showing them around Britannia. March Celebrating international women’s day by supporting women in boatbuilding, like our amazing traineee Abi! April Replacing temporary plywood flooring with lovingly…