Well, let me tell you, if you found yourself in Brixham during the early May bank holiday, you were in for a laugh! It’s like a comedy fest with sea air and scones—who knew holidaying could be this much fun?
And when I say it pays, I don’t mean we walked away with bags of gold or treasure maps, but let me tell you, we had a riot!
It is impossible to explain the Brixham Pirate Festival. Many tens of thousands of people descend on our little fishing town for three days of the celebrations. Pirates of every conceivable variety arrive – so many variations on a theme from Jack Sparrow to Blackbeard and everything in between – not to mention original piratical creations dreamt up in the minds of some very interesting people! Music resounded seemingly from every street – it was a fantastic affair that I for one will never forget. Roll on the Pirate Festival 2026!
In the middle of all the piratical mayhem we were very kindly welcomed on board the beautiful Vigilance – the last sailing to trawler in the port of Brixham. She was built in 1926 and my, she’s a beautiful craft.
When we were on board we filmed a video for my song of the same name. You can hear it here .
It was an emotional experience filming on board – the level of heritage craftsmanship that has gone into bring her back to her former glory is astonishing – and I should add almost literally boat loads of money!
Check out the Friends of the Vigilance website here.
So, as you can see we’ve been pretty busy and have a lots more adventures in the pipeline. I’ll post soon with more news
In the meantime, fellow hooligans, stay safe and take care.
Tony & Lucy
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