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Featured Boats

The following boats are either part of our permanent collection or have featured in a temporary exhibition.

Title	Image
'The Flying Duchess' in a canoe
2 Children, 4 Adults; Adrift 38 Days
Cultured Vulture - record-breaking speedboat
Britannia - The first modern boat to be rowed solo across the Atlantic
Fricka - A Fife gentleman's yacht
James Caird - Sir Ernest Shackleton's life-saving boat
Lillibet - A paper canoe rowed down the Thames
Swift - A two person rowing gig
Albatross Mk II Continental
Baidarka Sea Kayak
Ben Ainslie's Finn
Blue Ace, Ventnor Racing Hydroplane
Brynhild
C class catamaran, Lady Helmsman
Challenger Trimaran
Clovelly Picarooner
Cockleshell Canoes
Coracles
Cornish Luggers
D-Class Lifeboat
Donald Campbell's Bluebird Jetstar 1
Eton 10, Monarch
Falmouth Quay Punt, Curlew
Fireball Dinghy prototype
Firefly No. 1, Fe
Frank Dye 1928-2010
Gentleman's motor launch, Jonik
Gilbert Islands Outrigger
Grand Banks Portuguese Dory
Haul Tow Punt, Irene
Heron No.1, Flook
Hudson Folding Dinghy
International 14, Thunder and Lightning
International 2.4 metre - Olympic class designed for disabled people
International Cadet Dinghy
International Dart #1
International Dragon, Bluebottle
International Fireball, Allez
International Sailing Canoe, Defiant
International Tempest - Tempestuous
Jack Holt - An Enterprising Man
Jangada fishing raft
Kuwaiti Tishaala Dhow, Tala
Lady's sailing dinghy, Gweneve
Merlin Class Dinghy
Mirror dinghy No. 1, Eileen
Mistletoe - X One Design No.1
National 12 dinghy, Westwind
National Redwing
Nordkapp kayak
Old Stan's
Oselvar boat, based on Viking designs
Peterborough Canoe
Ping Pong - OK Dinghy No.15
Piroga Dugout Canoe
Portuguese cod fishing boat
Rodney Pattisson and Superdocious
Rose of Portloe
Sail Training ship, the Hardiesse
Silent and deadly…1930s style
Slipper launch, Merk from 1912
St. Mawes One Design, No.1, Aileen -
Surf life saving boat, Neville Glidden
Swallows and Amazons for Ever!
Thames Racing Wherry
Thames steam launch, Waterlily
The Drebbel Submarine
The Tempest
Verdala, Maltese Dghaisa
Water Wag
Wayfarer, Wanderer - a dinghy owned by Frank & Margaret Dye
Yellow Bird, Shearwater Catamaran
“Daisy, Daisy give me your answer do”