Articles
Wednesday 2nd
July 2008
SPIRIT OF MYSTERY JOINS SUTTON HARBOUR FESTIVAL
Yachtsman and adventurer Pete Goss MBE, has announced that his Cornish Lugger, the ‘Spirit of Mystery’, will be on show at one of Plymouth’s most eagerly anticipated events this August.
Plymouth’s Sutton Harbour Festival runs from 26 July to 3 August and encompasses the Sutton Harbour Plymouth Classic Boat Rally, the Port of Plymouth Regatta, and will have a strong festival feel with stalls, food and a range of entertainment.
Pete Goss is re-tracing an epic voyage made over 150 years ago by seven Cornishmen who sailed a 37ft lugger, the ‘Mystery’, from Cornwall to Australia. Pete is re-enacting this voyage in a boat as similar to the original as possible, aptly named the ‘Spirit of Mystery’. He will use no engine and navigate using only the sun and stars.
Pete commented: “The Sutton Harbour Festival is a great event for Plymouth and I am delighted to be a part of it. The Spirit of Mystery will feel right at home amongst the other classic boats and it will be a great opportunity for people to see the boat and learn about our plans for the voyage.”
Festival organiser David Larmour added: “We are thrilled that the Spirit of Mystery will be with us in Sutton Harbour. She is a great addition to the Festival and will be a major attraction.”
Sutton Harbour Festival runs from 26 July to 3 August. The Classic Boats Rally and the shore side events programme runs from 1- 3 August.
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02/07/08
