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The Mayflower Trust is a charitable trust set up to provide access for all to the diverse maritime history of Britain. The unpaid crew and team of volunteers achieve this through story, re-enactment and participation, during their visits to ports around the South West coast of Britain, and beyond. They sail their trust vessels as floating maritime heritage sites and make them available for anyone to sail, crew or visit, while fostering education in all forms of sustainable living, sea-husbandry, and personal development, while existing in an environmentally friendly manner.

About
The Mayflower Trust is a Charitable Trust set up to enable access for those who would normally not be able to experience Britain's unique maritime history and heritage.

The Trust offers a rare insight into the lives of sailors from 500 years ago to the present day through tours of the vessels in period costume, and with recorded re-enactments to demonstrate skills and roles of the past. By facilitating free access by the public to sailing with the Trust vessels, they foster an understanding of sustainable living and management of the land, air and sea, through example, leadership and education.

The young volunteer crew are educated in all aspects of modern life at sea as well as the ancient skills required to maintain a tall ship. It is expected that, when completely rebuilt into a Carrack, TS Silver Quest and her young crew will enter at least one of the legs of the Tall Ships' Races in the near future marking the definite arrival of Cornwall's newest Tall Ship. Ecology of Land and Sea As well as maritime heritage education, the Trust hope to inspire others to emulate their eco-friendly focus to their Trust and its operation. All aspects of life aboard Silver Quest (and life ashore too!) are sympathetic to the sustainability of man's occupation of the sea, land and air. The Trust thrives to encourage all to embrace sustainable lifestyles, without preaching to them.

Silver Quest
From 2014, the Trust shall enable visits to their period 58ft vessel Silver Quest by groups of children and adults by means of touring the coastal ports around the country. From each port they shall have the local schools and public come aboard and savour the atmosphere, smells, food, drink and even clothes straight from Britain's maritime past.

Sailed by a professional and volunteer adult crew, and selected young 'Powder Monkeys' on month passages, she will tour Britain's coastal waters spreading the adventure to all.

Shira
There has already been access since 2010, by competent sailors, to use of the Trust's truly historic 119 year old Falmouth Quay Punt "Shira". The recently restored 16ft gaff-rigged cutter is described as "a delight to sail" and shall continue to provide free sailing to many of the Trust members, and their families. Unlike the fate of many other historic craft, the Trust believe that historic sailing vessels such as Shira should be maintained and sailed to be enjoyed by all, and not stuck in a museum as a static exhibit.

'Shira' (originally named 'Clarice', but who's name was lost in the 1930s) has been immortalised in oils in the 1894 painting 'The Missionary Boat' by the famous local artist Henry Scott Tuke. Witness to three different centuries of history, and many adventures of her own, she makes a wonderful sight under sail and offers a very safe, yet exciting, introduction to sailing, and Briatin's maritime past.

In July of 2012, she sailed to France, using period navigational gear and clothing, to re-enact a smuggling run to the Penryn twinned town of Audierne, as well as carrying the first Packet Mail in 160 years between Mayors.

ħ==The Future== The Trust has successfully operated since 2004, and is due to be fully commisssioned by the end of 2013.

By 2014, it is hoped that the major rebuild work will be completed and that TS Silver Quest will be displayed at the Tall Ship event expected in Falmouth. here will be the formal 'launching' of her working career as a touring vessel. She will be crewed by a volunteer crew combining experienced sailors and young trainees to become eligable to enter a Tall Ships Race herself in the near future.

After the rigging of TS Silver Quest, the Trust will embark upon pursuing their charitable objectives in earnest, and start touring the South West coast of Britain and beyond; training, educating, re-enacting, and sailing what will be Briatin's latest tall ship.

After full sea-trials and training of crew has been completed, and several years of touring the coast is complete, it is intended for the TS Silver Quest to re-enact the true voyage taken by Christopher Columbus over 500 years ago in the identical vessel as the famous Snata Maria - namely the newly built TS Silver Quest. The thorough research of Booth, and the confirmation of notable acedemics, has brought to light such descrepencies in the annotated voyage West of The Canary Islands, as to prove the alledged voyage by Columbus to have been false. Booth believes that Columbus actually took a South West, then Westerly, finally North West route, which then agrees with all the observations recorded by Columbus and his officers.

By sailing that route, he intends to prove the observations and so re-write history. Confirmed interest by Dorling Kingsley, Sky and National Geographic, should provide good coverage andrfecording of the trip.

History
The founder of The Mayflower Trust is Ian Wayne Booth. A previous teacher of Design and Tecnology, and with decades of experince working with, inspiring and facilitating children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, Booth spent the next ten years researching all aspects of nautical history, the evolution of classic boat-building, British maritime heritage, and took on formal sail training up to Class II Masters. He covered over 3,000 miles in Silver Quest, the donor vessel that is to become The Mayflower Trust's flagship, to familiarise himself with all aspects of sea-life, and to complete the trials necessary to consider her worthy of the rebuild planned into the 15th Century carrack.

The Charitable Objects
Advancement of Education

1. To advance the education of the public in general, in ways that the charity trustees see fit, on the subject of Britain's Maritime Heritage. Including the touring of at least one floating heritage site with at least one full-time volunteer crew, and accessing by sea areas that would usually not receive such education.

2. To advance the education of the public in general in the subjects of sustainable and ecologically sound living on land and sea. Including access to Trust vessels, and the opportunity to partake in residential courses aboard.

3. '''To facilitate, in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, advancing education of persons and developing their mental, physical and moral capabilities. '''Through voluntary, structured team work activities aboard Trust vessels, including residential stays, and 'Tall Ship' participation.

Sustainable Development

4. To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by the preservation, conservation and protection of the environment, and the prudent use of resources.

5. To advance the education of the public in subjects relating to sustainable development and the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of the environment.

Sustainable development means “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” (Brundtland Commission, 1987)

Amateur Sports

6. The promotion of individual and group participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities and training for the sport of sailing, by the sailing of Trust vessels.

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