About St. Agnes Boating
We operate two vessels:
The Spirit of St. Agnes was custom built for St. Agnes by John and his father David, and was commissioned in 1994. She carries 80 passengers. The Spirit will normally meet the Scillonian but do look out in case it is the Enterprise!
The Enterprise is a smaller traditional fibreglass and wood boat and carries up to 35 passengers. She is a workhorse! As well as carrying passengers she also undertakes light workboat duties.
We work with many partners locally and on the mainland to move towards greener forms of boating in the future, but at the moment we do our best by offsetting the carbon emissions from our business.
Professional Staff
At St. Agnes Boating, we are dedicated to providing safe and enjoyable boating experiences for everyone. All the members of our small team are passionate about the water and our environment. We are WiSe trained (to watch wildlife safely on the water) and our staff are fully qualified with regular medical checks. The boats are fully insured and inspected annually by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
The Team
John Peacock - owner of St Agnes Boating since the commission of the Spirit of St Agnes in 1994. Born and bred on Scilly he is experienced in accessing uninhabited islands. He is also a multi- tasker! He fits in work as a local councillor, SW rep for MCA safety groups, British Marine Passenger Boat Chair, Islands Partnership Director and his own tech business!
Mark - our Senior Skipper, has been with the business for nearly twenty years and is rarely seen away from the Spirit! When he is not at work, he is out on the water again, with his family.
Will - another Scillonian who skippers part time and is our marine engineer. He also runs his own holiday let business on St. Agnes as well as being a local firefighter.
Rosie - crews for us and also fits in making pizza, gardening and competing in world championship judo.
Trish - John's wife and behind the scenes admin and book keeping.