Victoria and Chris Preston were guests at the Boat Building Academy for the launch of 4 boats, designed and built by students over an 18 week period. Skills they learn here are directly applicable to professional wooden boat restoration. Since the closure of the International Boat Building Training Colleges in Portsmouth in 2023 and Lowestoft in 2024, the BBA in Lyme Regis is the only remaining traditional wooden boat building training establishment in England. In Scotland, t

Victoria gave an illustrated talk on September 18th to a packed audience at an event hosted by the Cowes RNLI Guild.

The Worshipful Company of Fuellers visited the Boat Shed on September 13th 2025, where they were hosted by Chris and Victoria Preston and...

In September 2025, the museum enjoyed a visit from Cat Dixon, the new CEO of UKSA, pictured here in a training session with Chris...

“What a wonderful Boat Building Workshop we had over the Summer Holidays with Ian from the Classic Boat Museum”. The children went in...

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...