Celtic Coasts - Sail and Trade

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Celtic Coasts - Sail and Trade Welcome to our community! We are a group of people passionate about the sea, maritime heritage and resilient communities.

Join us as we sail small cargoes of produce around the Celtic coasts and restore the historic boat 'Mystery II' as a cargo vessel. Elwy Wood, in close collaboration with Waterfront Marine, is embarking on a project that will renew the old relationships between rural and coastal Wales, between the foresters and farmers, shipyards and sailors. Liaising with a number of producers of food, drink, art and craft we will transport cargoes by sail between the rural harbours of Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. The initiative is twofold:
(i) to revitalise traditional maritime trading routes, sailing principally between Brittany and Wales, but also around all the Celtic coasts. We welcome passengers to come and share in these voyages. (ii) to restore the historic sail boat, 'Mystery'. Our aim is to completely rebuild this Morecambe Bay Prawner using Oak, Larch and Douglas fir from the woodlands of Conwy and Gwynedd. Milled at Elwy Woods near Abergele, the sawn timber will be turned into replacement planks, frames and spars by skilled shipwrights at Waterfront Marine.

We’ll be down at port Dinorwic selling our onions and salt from 10am today. Please bring your own jar for the salt
19/09/2026

We’ll be down at port Dinorwic selling our onions and salt from 10am today. Please bring your own jar for the salt

We’ll be selling our onions at Port Dinorwic on Saturday 19th from 10am til 4pm ish. We’ll also be selling salt from the...
10/09/2026

We’ll be selling our onions at Port Dinorwic on Saturday 19th from 10am til 4pm ish. We’ll also be selling salt from the Guerande. Please bring a jar to fill.
If anyone would like to get involved in Peel Castle/Celtic Coasts we’ll be having a bit of an informal meeting on the Sunday on board at 2pm.

Peel Castle will be arriving back into Port Penrhyn tomorrow at roughly midday if anyone would like to come down and wel...
29/08/2026

Peel Castle will be arriving back into Port Penrhyn tomorrow at roughly midday if anyone would like to come down and welcome the crew home after nearly a month away.

There’s been a bit of a delay due to weather and tides but Peel Castle will be in Fishguard this afternoon/evening. Not ...
25/08/2026

There’s been a bit of a delay due to weather and tides but Peel Castle will be in Fishguard this afternoon/evening. Not sure yet whether we’ll be on the wall in lower town or at anchor but if you’d like to come aboard please ring Adrian on 07833097754

Peel Castle will be arriving into Fishguard this evening and will be around tomorrow if anyone want to come down to see ...
24/08/2026

Peel Castle will be arriving into Fishguard this evening and will be around tomorrow if anyone want to come down to see us

THANKS! Thanks everyone for all your messages regarding this post. We’ve been inundated with messages and have found our...
13/08/2026

THANKS! Thanks everyone for all your messages regarding this post. We’ve been inundated with messages and have found our crew
** We’re looking for 2 crew for our homeward journey from Penzance/Newlyn to Bangor North Wales. Leaving 20th/21st august. We’ll be stopping in Fishguard on the way, if the full journey doesn’t suit you. The passage will cost £250 from Penzance or £100 if you join in Fishguard.
Please give us a message if you’re interested or for more details.

As some of you know, our sail cargo trip to France last year was cut short due to the top of the main mast snapping just...
12/08/2026

As some of you know, our sail cargo trip to France last year was cut short due to the top of the main mast snapping just off the coast of Fishguard. After further inspection we discovered the fore mast was also rotten so we had to make the decision to limp on home with just one sail. Despite all the work that Max had carried out on her (a few new frames and and planks) we realised there was a much more extensive rebuild needed. She was still leaking like a sieve!

We took Peel Castle out of the water last December and gutted her. The majority of the frames have now been replaced and half of the planking. The fastenings were nearly non existent, the transom stern was barely attached, explaining the serious leaks.
We replaced all three masts. Chris Reece redesigned the fore sail and turned it into a gaff and redesigned some of the rigging. We’ve had a new mizzen sail. And so much more!

We’ve made it to Brittany! Navigating our way into our anchorage this evening
08/08/2026

We’ve made it to Brittany!
Navigating our way into our anchorage this evening

Doing some sail repairs at anchor just off Dale while we wait for the tide ahead of setting off for the Scilly Isles. We...
07/08/2026

Doing some sail repairs at anchor just off Dale while we wait for the tide ahead of setting off for the Scilly Isles.
We had to make a pit stop in Neyland on the Cleddau to fix a few issues. We lost our 12 volt system on our first evening, so we had no GPS, VHF and only one nav light. Our almanac also somehow managed to get left behind. All issues are now fixed thanks to the helpful staff and a couple of busy days beavering away and we set sail for the Scilly’s two days ago.

And we’re off! After an incredible Herculean effort and extensive refit we are finally off on our long awaited trip to B...
04/08/2026

And we’re off!
After an incredible Herculean effort and extensive refit we are finally off on our long awaited trip to Brittany to bring back cargo.
We’re incredibly grateful and humbled by all the help/work and support we’ve had from all involved, we couldn’t have done it without you. We will keep you updated on our trip and fill you in on the refit as we go.
See you back in North Wales in early September with all our tasty goods.

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