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Official Naming of Vigia

The official naming ceremony of the cat boat Vigia took place in July 2024 during a rare bout of wonderful weather. Donated to...

Senior Moments Visit the Gallery

The museum has made great strides with its outreach activities. A grant from the Arts Council has enabled us to offer free entry to the...

Gatten & Lake Primary School spend a day at The Museum

On the 16th May 27 pupils from Gatten and Lake Primary school visited the Classic Boat Museum for the whole day. They began in the boat...

Isorropia Foundation Boat Shed Visit

On May 28th a group of people from the IOW health & wellbeing organisation, Isorropia Foundation, visited the Boat Shed. This was...

Celebrating the Bi-centenary of the RNLI

The museum co-hosted a fantastic event in collaboration with the IOW RNLI Board and the Cowes Hammerhead Crane Trust on May 24th to...

No End to our Teams' Skills

Members of the Boat Shed team mend the door on Shed 118!

G.L. Watson Archives, Glasgow

Victoria and Chris Preston spent the afternoon at the G.L. Watson Archives. They were given an expert tour by William Collier, the CEO of...

Finnieston Crane, Glasgow

Victoria and Chris Preston visited the Finnieston Crane in Glasgow on April 22nd. This cantilever crane is similar to the Cowes...

Yarmouth WI Visits the museum

On Friday April 19th, members of the Yarmouth WI and their husbands visited both sites. This was an amazing group, many were keen sailors...

Veterans Outreach Support (VOS), April 12th

A group from Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) visited the Classic Boat Museum Boat Shed Friday April 12th. They had great fun exploring...