The old Eyemouth fishmarket has been reconfigured to recreate the external vision of an C18th frigate moored alongside the harbour.
The ship will be “in ordinary” or as we would say today “in mothballs” awaiting orders to be re-rigged and made ready for sea.
Inside, the visitor will see exhibitions which will change twice yearly. Each display will feature a specific human interest story about the builder, user or the part of the world that a particular boat in the ‘World of Boats’ collection comes from, or where it worked. This centrepiece tells the ‘people story’ supported by other craft from withinthe collection.
Film and slide shows will form an interactive part of the visitor experience. Sail training and associated educational courses will be held on a regular basis.
A model collection is on display within the building and the ISCA archieve, photographic collection and library is permanently housed on site.
Our first exhibition will tell the story of William Bligh, his 18 companions and their 4000 miles sea voyage across the Pacific in the Bounty’s 23ft open launch from Tofoa in the friendly islands to Timor in the dutch east indies.
This was brought about by Fletcher Christian’s act of piracy and mutiny onboard HMAV Bounty. A 41 day epic voyage of survival never yet equalled which started on the 28th April 1789.
Displayed alongside a repoduction of the original launch will be boats of the type that bligh and his crew would have seen from the pacific areas they travelled through; Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Indonesia.
Winter:
Wednesday - Sunday
11am - 4.30pm
Otherwise:
Monday - Sunday
11am - 6pm
