St Mawes - Home to Pilot Cutters in 1890's

Falmouth Registered Pilot Cutter 'Vincent' - based in St Mawes around 1900. The punt towed behind is the original 'No. 8'

St Mawes - Home of the Pilot Cutter

The seafaring village of St Mawes offers a commanding view of the approaches to Falmouth, which is why in the 1870's it was once home to many of the registered Falmouth Pilot Cutters, as it gave them a distinctive head start if a ship was sighted off the Lizard. Within St Mawes there are those families who's relatives sailed or built the original pilot cutters, so it is not surprising that Eve was adopted instantly by the local community in the port she proudly calls home. You always get a warm welcome back in St Mawes village and the locals are keen to know where you have been.

'Number 8' - Our Pilot Cutter's Tender

On shorter voyages and our well loved SAIL-WALK-ROW voyages, Eve tows a 15' wooden dinghy called "Number 8." Built by Famouth Marine College and famous local gig boat builder - Ralph Bird, she is an authentic replica tender of a 1880's St Mawes based pilot cutter Vincent (registration number F8). The lines were taken from the original templates found in Frankie Peters Boatyard in St Mawes. With Number 8 we have many rowing epics with Eve's guest crew, and with 13ft gig boat oars all seven crew can get to the pub stylishly with zero carbon footprint, or row silently up a tidal creek looking for otters, egrets or curlews.

"Throughly enjoyed the holiday. It was a real escape. I pretend I'm on the boat at home. I haven't slept so well for a long time! " Liz L