Casey Rust, Marketing Director of The Royal Yacht Squadron and Tony Singer, Member of The Royal Yacht Squadron, admire King Edward VII's...

The Classic Boat Museum was proud to participate in the Isle of Wight Science Festival, held at Cowes Enterprise College on Thursday 3rd...

In December 2024 the museum was visited by Mattia Valanzano who owns Ambler, a1928 RNLI lifeboat which was built in Sam Saunders yard on...

Congratulations to our museum historian, Rosemary Joy and archivist, Sarah Martin, who unearthed a treasure trove of photos and negatives...

Pupils from Gatten & Lake Primary School enjoyed an enriching and memorable day at the Classic Boat Museum in Cowes in May 2025, where...

Ian Vallance, Education and Community Engagement Officer, masterminded a fantastic event the Boat Shed on May  20th 2025, pooling the...

As well as the AC75 we now have an AC45 racing catamaran, Land Rover BAR T1 on display. Modified in 2014 to fly on AC45 hydrofoils, it...

Our collaborative exhibition with Chatham Historic Dockyard enjoyed a successful opening on April 10th, 2025. We welcomed many...

Regular visitors to the Museum will know that Joe Carstairs was an iconic figure and power boat racer in the early 20th century. German...

The session, which included a delicious afternoon tea, a talk by Ian and an introduction to nautical knot tying and boat building was a...