Mystic Sailing Schooner Featured On Discovery Show

MYSTIC, CT — The Discovery Channel show Moonshiners will feature the Mystic sailing schooner Argia and her crew for an episode titled "The Real McCoy."

A description of the episode reads: "Moonshiners, Mark, Digger, and Tim explore the legend of Bill McCoy, the greatest rum runner in American history. Declared Public Enemy #1 by the US government, was he out for just fame and fortune, or was he a patriot standing up for what he believed in?"

The episode aired earlier this week and will be played again Tuesday at 7 p.m. It can also be streamed at The Discovery Channel (Season 13, Episode 103 of Moonshiners).

Amy Blumberg, Captain and GM of Argia said in a statement: “We are really excited about all the fantastic footage of local icon, the sailing schooner ARGIA, as well as her camera-friendly crew featured in this episode!”

Also featured in the episode are locals: author Robert McKenna who wrote "The McCoy Brothers" and Professor Stephen Jones of the University of Connecticut Maritime Studies Program.

More information on the episode is available at the Discovery website.