DIMENSIONS AND OTHER FACTS

Vigilance is a gaff-rigged ketch, originally built as a beam trawler or smack. She was the last of a long line of sailing trawlers built at Upham's Brixham shipyard in 1926.

      Length; 78ft/24m but 101ft/30.5m with bowsprit extended.
      Beam; 19ft/5.8m Draft 10ft/2.9m.
      Tonnage; 95 tons weight. Register tonnage 42 tons.
      Fishing boat number; BM76. Registered U.K Historic Vessel No. 741
      Main mast; 71ft/21.5m.
      Mizzen mast; 46ft/14m.
      Sails; Foresail, Staysail, Mainsail, Topsail and Mizzen sail.
      Power; 160HP/216Kw Daewoo MD136 6 cyl diesel.
      Passengers; maximum 12 locally or 9 cross channel.