7 September 2022
You know that feeling when you trip over something fascinating when you are meant to be looking for something else? Well we do this all the […]
7 September 2022
William Bligh was one of the more controversial naval captains of the C19 navy. In 1789 he lost the Bounty to mutineers but went on to […]
7 September 2022
One of the joys of scuffling around in the archives researching history is the odd stories that pop up from time to time. Small red herrings […]
6 September 2022
The aftermath of the Battle of Trafalgar was a time that stretched already exhausted men and ships to the limit. As Collingwood reported ‘The fleet was […]
6 September 2022
Wednesday May 1st 1765 Ordered that Mrs Statira Sherburne, Widow of Joseph Sherburne late Commander of His Majesty’s Packet Boat the Hanover unfortunately lost in December […]
17 August 2022
British Yachts and Yachtsmen was published in 1907. Written by an anonymous author for The Yachtsman magazine, it is sub-titled: ‘A complete history of British yachting from the middle of […]
16 August 2022
For over 150 years, from 1689 to 1851, Falmouth was an international hub of communication with the burgeoning British empire and trade networks. Small swift-sailing brigs […]
16 August 2022
Just occasionally, a happy team experiences a magic moment when everything seems to go right. The early months of 1804, aboard HMS Centaur, 74, under Commodore […]
16 August 2022
Elsie Ker ~ 47.PZ : pre 1869-1888. We know little enough about the Newlyn lugger Elsie Ker, beyond the fact that she existed, and fished the […]
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7 September 2022
You know that feeling when you trip over something fascinating when you are meant to be looking for something else? Well we do this all the […]
7 September 2022
William Bligh was one of the more controversial naval captains of the C19 navy. In 1789 he lost the Bounty to mutineers but went on to […]
7 September 2022
One of the joys of scuffling around in the archives researching history is the odd stories that pop up from time to time. Small red herrings […]
6 September 2022
The aftermath of the Battle of Trafalgar was a time that stretched already exhausted men and ships to the limit. As Collingwood reported ‘The fleet was […]
6 September 2022
Wednesday May 1st 1765 Ordered that Mrs Statira Sherburne, Widow of Joseph Sherburne late Commander of His Majesty’s Packet Boat the Hanover unfortunately lost in December […]
17 August 2022
British Yachts and Yachtsmen was published in 1907. Written by an anonymous author for The Yachtsman magazine, it is sub-titled: ‘A complete history of British yachting from the middle of […]
16 August 2022
For over 150 years, from 1689 to 1851, Falmouth was an international hub of communication with the burgeoning British empire and trade networks. Small swift-sailing brigs […]
16 August 2022
Just occasionally, a happy team experiences a magic moment when everything seems to go right. The early months of 1804, aboard HMS Centaur, 74, under Commodore […]
16 August 2022
Elsie Ker ~ 47.PZ : pre 1869-1888. We know little enough about the Newlyn lugger Elsie Ker, beyond the fact that she existed, and fished the […]