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The National Maritime Museum Cornwall is indebted to: The museum enjoys a close partnership with many companies which have assisted in different ways. The money we raise through these partnerships makes an invaluable contribution to enhancing our displays and meeting our financial responsibilities. Corporate Founder Members A & P Falmouth County Homesearch Falmouth Harbour Commissioners…

The lives of the two brothers John and James Dunkin encompassed so many recurrent themes of eighteenth century picaresque and romantic fiction that they would not be out of place in a Cornish historical novel. They were orphans and apprentices, artisans with aspiration who became privateers, and ship and mine owners; and they experienced many…

Merlin III is a part of a whole family of fast motor boats with good performance in all conditions which were designed by Bill Maloney beginning with the 12ft Sorcerer in 1961. It is likely Merlin III is one of a group 16 or so 16ft plywood hulls built c. 1967. The inspiration for the…

This windsurfer was purchased in California in 1982. Although not an example of one of the earliest designs, it was produced by Windsurfing International Inc., the company founded by Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake which claimed to be the originator of the concept and which sought to patent the term “Windsurfer” and various aspects of…

Developed in California in the late 1960’s, the first European demonstration of a windsurfer/sailboard is believed to have been at the 1972 yachting Olympics event in Kiel. This windsurfer dates from 1973 and is believed to be probably the first to be imported into the UK. Manufactured by the Dutch company Ten Cate it was…

Fleur was a pram dinghy used by the King family together with their motorboat JONIK (see BC42). She was built by Percy Clemens at Fowey.

This clinker built dinghy JONIK III was built in 1936 by Percy Clemens of Fowey and used as a tender to JONIK.

This late nineteenth/early twentieth century double touring kayak is a close copy of the original “Rob Roy” McGregor canoe in (a single seater example of which) McGregor paddled his way extensively across European rivers some 40 years earlier (see more details under BAE0114). McGregor’s exploits sparked a massive interest in leisure canoeing and sailing. This…

Ken Littledyke was a 1950’s school teacher of woodwork who was in the habit of introducing his pupils to canoeing, including helping them with building their own boats. Initially his preferred method of construction involved canvas stretched over a wooden frame, as was popular at the time. However canvas covered craft are vulnerable to damage…