Moosk

Moosk is the oldest vessel in our fleet, a classic gentleman’s cruiser, she is beautiful and fast. Moosk races competitively in the annual The STI Tall Ships’ Races and achieves very high ranking.

She is equally well suited to group sailing as individual teenage sailing weeks and is particularly good as a platform for small groups requiring close supervision. She is the smallest of The Island Trust vessels and as such is easy for our younger crew members to handle safely under sail and motor.

History

Built by W.H.Thomas in Falmouth in 1906 as an auxiliary yacht, she was one of the first boats to be built with a motor and “ sparks” for lighting the cabin. After being the joy of many owners during her first forty years of life, her sailing history is somewhat obscure and she was found abandoned and wrecked in Glasgow in 1998.

Rescued by ISCA and transported to East Anglia her re-build has been completed by G.Brown & Son, in Southwold, Suffolk and she was re-launched on 21st August 2001.

Construction

A very strong construction of oak frames and teak planking strapped with iron floors and knees, she is a sea worthy vessel, rigged as a gaff yawl, simple and handy to sail with a fine and deep hull that makes her light through the water.