About Us

Everything you need to know about us, our pleasure cruises and fishing trips

Your Skipper

Adrian Thomas has been at sea all his life – which is some time! Previously he worked for Trinity House, Marazion Ferries and The Lifeboats. He started at Trinity House in 1977, leaving in 2004 to run Mermaid Pleasure Trips full-time with his wife Vanessa. He is now a crew member on Penlee Lifeboat when not Skippering Mermaid II.

Having lived on St Michael’s Mount, Adrian is very knowledgeable about its history and Mount’s Bay generally. He takes great pleasure in telling stories of the Mount and various parts of the fantastic Cornish coastline, while finding you marine wildlife en route. During our Wildlife Coastal Cruises he will probably have you pulling up his lobster and crab pots along the way, so you never know what else you may see!

Our Boat – MV Mermaid II

Mermaid II was built in 1991 and is a Cygnus Cyfish. She cruises at 10 – 11 knots with the power to go 18 knots. She is 33ft long and 14ft beam with 2.6ft draft.

Her decks are sealed and clear so there is plenty of room for people and/or equipment. The Mermaid has full marine mod cons including 2 VHF radios and 1 ICOM radio, 1 GPS and 1 GPS plotter, 1 echo sounder, 1 radar, a compass and a tanoid system.

There are two bunks on board and a WC. Mermaid II is licensed to carry 35 passengers for cruising during the summer; however, for comfort we carry 12 people for eight-hour fishing trips, and 18 for 4hr and 2hr fishing trips. During the winter we are licensed for 12 (plus two crew).

***2020 Covid-19*** We are NOT carrying 35 passengers this year due to Covid-19 social distancing. We have reduced numbers to allow a 1 metre distance between parties on board. Once you have booked you will receive an emailed confirmation with a Covid-19 Risk Assessment that we ask everyone to read and agree to.

Mermaid Pleasure Trips & Safety

Aboard Mermaid II, safety is our priority. We are licensed under the Maritime Coastguard Agency and as such we are closely monitored, surveyed once a year and spot-checked throughout the year. Your skipper Adrian and our crew are fully trained and ticketed in first aid and emergency procedures. We are also fully insured. We carry a 30 and a 12-man life raft throughout the summer and a 12-man canopied life raft throughout the winter. We also carry 42 life jackets, appropriate flares and distress signals.

Where we are

The Ticket Office is situated in our fully stocked tackle shop on Ross Bridge, just by the harbour in Penzance.

The Old Smithy, Wharf Road, Ross Bridge, Penzance TR18 4BW

Tel: 07901 731 201
(Please be patient with us, the phone gets extremely busy during the summer months. Missed calls will be returned.)

E-mail: [email protected]

About Us

Your Skipper

Our Boat – MV Mermaid II

Mermaid Pleasure Trips & Safety

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