Merry Christmas from the Pioneer Sailing Trust! Wishing You a Joyful Holiday Season As the year comes to a close, we want to extend our warmest wishes to you, our valued service users and partners. May your holidays be filled with joy, peace, and cherished moments with loved ones. We are incredibly grateful for your continued trust and collaboration. Your support has been instrumental to our success, and we look forward to another year of working together. During the holiday season, our offices will be operating on a reduced schedule. We therefore apologise for any delays in our replies. From all of us at the Pioneer Sailing Trust, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Our apprentices at The Pioneer Sailing Trust work on commercial projects, building Harker's Yard rowing gigs. The first 19 gigs were built from a cold-moulded construction, using three layers of mahogany. These wooden coastal rowing gigs are based on an East Coast design, specifically adapted for racing. They are slightly shorter (24ft) than traditional Cornish gigs and are rowed by a crew of four, plus a coxswain. These gigs are a key part of the coastal rowing scene in the East of England, with the Harker's Yard Gig Association (HYGA) organising a popular winter racing series. The current gigs are a composite version of the East Coast gig with the same specification, but instead of cold-mouldered, the hull is made from fibreglass with a wooden fitout and built-in buoyancy. With thanks to the The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the National Lottery players for help in supporting our projects! #thepioneersailingtrust #HarkersYard #Pioneer #Rowing #HarkersYardGigAssociation #HeritageFundUK

Looking back over the past season as we draw to a close... here are some of the quotes we have received from our lovely guests over the year.

Thank you to @Simon Michael Oshea for sharing with us the footage he captured of Pioneer CK18 whilst testing out his new drone the other day! 🎥⛵️ #PioneerSailingTrust #SailingLife #ThePioneerSailingTrust #PioneerCK18 #DroneFootage

One of a series of short films on how to set up Priscilla, a classic sailing smack.

One of a series of short films on how to set up Priscilla, a classic sailing smack.

One of a series of short films on how to set up Priscilla, a classic sailing smack.

One of a series of short films on how to set up Priscilla, a classic sailing smack.

One of a series of short films on how to set up Priscilla, a classic sailing smack.

One of a series of short films on how to set up Priscilla, a classic sailing smack.

One of a series of short films on how to set up Priscilla, a classic sailing smack.

One of a series of short films on how to set up Pioneer, a classic sailing smack.

One of a series of short films on how to set up Pioneer, a classic sailing smack.

One of a series of short films on how to set up Pioneer, a classic sailing smack.

One of a series of short films on how to set up Pioneer, a classic sailing smack.

One of a series of short films on how to set up Pioneer, a classic sailing smack.