Trinity Sailing Trust
Golden Vanity
Provident| Leader | Spirit of Britannia | Brixham Trawlers
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Golden Vanity is the smallest of Trinity's four vessels. She was built in 1908 in the same yard on the River Dart as Leader and Provident. Although built as a private yacht for the artist Arthur Briscoe, she was constructed and rigged in the manner of the small sailing trawlers of her day, and has the same solid sea-kindly manner.
Her long and exciting history involves a variety of owners who used her for cruising far and wide. She has several transatlantic crossings under her keel, including entry in the Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race. In the 1980s she was lying derelict in Brixham, and was restored to sailing condition by the Golden Vanity Trust, who used her for sail training with young people. She joined Trinity in 1999.
Golden Vanity is a gaff cutter. She is 40' long on deck, and 53' overall. She displaces about 20 tonnes in sailing trim. She has a beam of 10' and a draft of 6'.
Down below, she has been fitted out for her modern role. She has simple but comfortable accommodation for seven people plus two crew, saloon area, galley and large heads (toilet) compartment. She has a well equipped navigation station with modern equipment including radar, GPS and DSC VHF Radio.
