National Historic Ships UK REVIEW 2014–15 CALENDAR 2016 NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS UK | REVIEW 2014 – 2015

Photo Competition Category D • Winner Photo Competition Category B • Winner Gerry the boat gypsy, by Chrissie Westgate. Jibing on Happy Return, by Phillipe Saudreau.

FOREWORD Three years ago we adopted the format of incorporating our Annual Review within our Calendar, which enabled us to circulate copies much more widely than in the past and gave those receiving the publication a reason to keep and refer to it over the coming year. Cover: Taking this approach one stage further, the Calendar for 2016 carries elements of the Photo Competition • Overall Winner Annual Review in the narrative panels accompanying each month. This has helped to passing The Blocks at St Monans, by Alaistair Ramsay. streamline the publication and draw attention to our work on a monthly basis. Photo Competition Category B • Highly commended The Whaleship, by Rebecca Collis. Last year I reported that increasing financial pressures resulting from continuing reductions in our core grant from Government were proving challenging, whilst demands on our services continue to grow. At the time of writing this Review, the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement for the next spending round from 2016 onwards has yet to be made, but it is clear that resources from Government will further reduce over the coming years. One particular area that is much appreciated by the sector but which is likely to be affected is our grants programme. In the light of ever-reducing resources, 2016 will see the establishment of a fund-raising arm for National Historic Ships UK, aimed at supplementing reducing governmental engagement, in order to ensure that we can continue to give historic ships in the UK and those working across the board in maritime heritage, the support they need.

Martyn Heighton

DIRECTOR & CHAIR OF COUNCIL NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS UK

Photo Competition Category B • Entry Photo Competition Category B • Entry Rowing boat, by Laura Anderson. FR 958 Reaper Whitby North Yorkshire - Looking down from the 199 Steps, by James Stubbs. NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS UK | REVIEW 2014 – 2015

The Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships (ACNHS) was set up in 2006 as an Advisory Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) following two reports from the House of Commons Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the needs of historic vessels in the UK.

INTRODUCTION

Photo Competition Category A • Highly commended In the review of NDPBs in 2010-11 National Historic Ships UK was Duke of Lancaster at sunset, by Ian Clowes. constituted as an independent body funded by DCMS under the aegis of Royal Museums Greenwich, retaining its functions as the UK-wide body charged with giving objective advice on matters relating to historic vessels and promoting their value both culturally and economically within and beyond the UK. NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS • To act as the primary source of independent and objective advice to the Secretary of UK (NHS-UK) REMIT IS: State for Culture, Media and Sport, other government departments, the Devolved Administrations, and public bodies on matters which directly or indirectly involve or affect historic vessels.

• To act as a source of advice to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the Arts Council (ACE) PRISM Fund, and other grant-giving bodies across the UK on maritime conservation priorities, and applications they receive relating to funding historic ships and associated projects.

• To provide leadership and strategic vision across the UK historic ships communities and wider maritime sectors by acting as the official voice for historic vessels, pursuing proactive engagement with the sector, the UK government, the Devolved Photo Competition Category A • Entry Administrations, public and private agencies, and communities at large. PS Waverley steaming the Solent, by Shaun Roster. NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS UK REVIEW 2014 – 2015

This remit is carried out through a range of functions and activities. DCMS continues to be the sponsoring department with an annual grant currently standing at £215,000 from a base budget in 2006–07 of some £250,000. This budget will reduce further in line with government departmental spending policy. The DCMS grant is supplemented by funding from grant-giving bodies to support the initiatives we undertake and those of third parties. All of these are highlighted through this Review and Calendar.

Top left: Photo Competition Category A • Entry Coral off Cowes in the Eastern Solent, by Shaun Roster.

Top right: Photo Competition Category A • Entry Ruda rounding Beachy head, by Vicki Lishman.

Left: Photo Competition Category B • Shortlisted A sailmaker’s still life, by Lucy Harris.

Far left: Photo Competition Category A • Entry Steaming off Argyll - VIC32, by Alan Kempster. STAFF & VOLUNTEERS

Staff comprise Martyn Heighton, Director and Chair of the Council; Hannah Cunliffe, Policy and Project Manager; Paula Palmer, Office and Web Manager, and Debbie Williams, Office Coordinator. We also employee a part–time Project Co-ordinator for our HLF funded SHTP Project. Three highly experienced volunteers – Stuart Anderson, Ron Ellis and Roy Marsden – give crucial help in researching projects and maintaining the databases.

Photo Competition Category C • Shortlisted Photo Competition Category A • Entry Photo Competition Category B • Shortlisted Tecla at Falmouth Classics Race 2014, by Sally-Anne Moore. Ruda at Beachy Head, Lee Fisher. Making adjustments on board Reaper, by Alaistair Ramsay.

COUNCIL OF EXPERTS

A Council of Experts drawn from across the historic vessels and heritage conservation sectors and chaired by the Director has been established to advise and assist staff. Current members are listed on our website: www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk

Our work over the last year can be followed through the narrative panels incorporated into the Calendar. NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS UK | REVIEW 2014 – 2015

GRANTS AWARDED APRIL 2014 – MARCH 2015

VESSEL GRANT PURPOSE TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED Ariel Sustainability Remedial work 1000 Britannia Sustainability Remedial work 1000 Dawn Sustainability Rigging work 1000

Hen Sustainability Remedial work 1000 Ironsides Sustainability New Sails 1000 Katrina Sustainability Wheelhouse work 1000 Kildare Sustainability Remedial work 1000 Sustainability Remedial work 1000

Mincarlo Sustainability Mizzen mast 1000 MTB 219 Sustainability Remedial work 1000

Peacock Sustainability Remedial work 1000 Python Sustainability Remedial work 1000 Regal Lady Sustainability Remedial work 1000 Transcur Sustainability Remedial work 850

ZUZU Sustainability Remedial work 1000

The Strategic Development Fund has awarded grants totalling £14,850 for Project and Training Bursaries, and Sustainability Awards.

Photo Competition Category D • Shortlisted Ninety and still helming, by Chrissie Westgate. INCOME & EXPENDITURE | 2014 – 2015

INCOME EXPENDITURE

DCMS Grant 222,900 SERVICE DELIVERY COSTS PROFESSIONAL FEES & FINANCE SUNDRY HLF 131,766 Salaries* 210,486 Consultancy 63,668 Book revenue 1,694 Pensions* 10,707 Insurance 592 NIC 17,710 TOTAL 64,260 TOTAL 356,360 Training & development 20,707 Protective clothing 153 COMMITTEE OUTREACH TOTAL 259,764 Hospitality 896 Travel 13,470 INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION Accommodation 2,775 & TECHNOLOGY Subsistence 1,659 IT maintenance/service contracts -699 Miscellaneous 1,370 Stationary 129 TOTAL 20,170 TOTAL - 570 STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING GRANT AWARDS** - 4,098 Events/room hire 6,349 Vessel conservation 1,733 Books and periodicals - 9,191 Printing 1,488 NMM Service Level Agreement charges 14,294 Subscriptions 669 Licences & permits 442 PR 884 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 356,194 TOTAL 641 Income-expenditure out-turn - 166

Photo Competition Category C • Shortlisted * The increase in staff figures is due to our new ** This is inclusive of grants being awarded MN17 Fly from the topsail, by Tim Bees. two year apprenticeship scheme funding by HLF. but at year end had not been invoiced for. Photo Competition Category A • Winner Warrior, by Johnny Black. January 2016 National Historic Ships UK

THE NATIONAL REGISTERS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

The four registers held by National Historic Ships 1 2 3 UK remain fundamental to meeting our remit. The National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV) holds details of 1315 vessels including over 200 in the . The National New Year’s Day Archive of Historic Vessels (NAHV) lists 490 vessels originally on the NRHV but lost through

Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual dilapidation, being scrapped, or sinking, 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 as well as those about which insufficient information is held for us to keep them on the NRHV. The Overseas Watch List (OWL) currently holds information on 87 historic vessels with Bank Holiday strong UK associations lying overseas in which there is a particular interest. Finally, the 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 UK Replica List holds information on 14 replicas in the UK, using the replica definitions set out in our manual Conserving Historic Vessels.

We work closely with the National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s National Small Boat Register to ensure that these two Registers complement 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 each other.

These registers are used for many and very different purposes, from in-depth research and educational enquiries through to those looking for visitor information (including vessels taking passengers out on the water) and film makers 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 wanting vessels which meet their artistic requirements.

Access the registers at www.nationalhistoric ships.org.uk/pages/about-the-registers.html Photo Competition Category A • Entry Sovereign at sea, by Alaistair Ramsay. February 2016 National Historic Ships UK

ADVISING GOVERNMENT MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY AND FUNDING BODIES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Regular contact is maintained with government, providing background briefings for parliamentary questions, Freedom of Information requests and general advice involving issues linked with historic vessels. Our advice on funding applications is 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 particularly sought by the Heritage Lottery Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual Fund (HLF), the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF), and Arts Council England’s (ACE) Preservation of Industrial and Scientific Material (PRISM) Fund, although we do also advise other grant giving bodies as requested. We are committed to encouraging investment 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 in historic ships and related projects, giving objective comment based on the quality and merits of each project. Consequently we cannot be directly involved in the preparation of grant applications for historic vessels, although we do give applicants project guidance at the early 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 stages of a submission.

In addition to initial advice on a wide range of projects over the period of this review, NHS- UK has submitted detailed reports on 16 HLF applications. Reports have been made to PRISM on 6 projects, with 3 project reports 29 being prepared for NHMF.

Information on grant programmes can be found on the HLF and Arts Council England websites: www.hlf.org.uk and www.artscouncil.org.uk Photo Competition Category C • Shortlisted Perfect Pyefleet, by Lucy Harris. March 2016 National Historic Ships UK

ANNUAL AWARDS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Awards aimed at raising standards and 1 2 3 4 5 6 the profile of historic vessels have become established over a number of years. These comprise the National Photographic Competition Awards; the Flagship of the St. David’s Day Year Awards, and the Marsh Christian Trust Volunteer Awards. The Awards Ceremony is 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual hosted by vessels listed on the Registers, with the Awards for 2015 presented on board HQS Wellington by the broadcaster, historic ship enthusiast and vessel owner Griff Rhys Jones.

The quality of the images put forward in the photography competition continues to 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 astound. Many of the entries have been used to enrich this Calendar, with all the winners and highly commended entries presented on the back page. St. Patrick’s Day

The dedication of volunteers is essential to most vessel projects: this year awards went 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 to Richard Meehan (TID Tug 164), Group 199, and the conservation team on HMS .

The Flagship of the Year Award this year Good Friday was expanded to embrace regionally-based programmes: Irene won the national accolade, with regional awards going to HMS Medusa 28 29 30 31 (Solent); Havengore (Thames); Thistle (East Anglia), and Huff of Arklow (South West).

Information on our awards can be found on Easter Bank Holiday www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk Photo Competition Category B • Shortlisted Signals - HMS Warrior, by Shaun Roster. April 2016 National Historic Ships UK

THE SHIPSHAPE NETWORK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

The Shipshape Network was set up in 1 2 3 2010 as a means for establishing regional information and support systems for historic ships and traditional vessels. The network carries information on facilities such as boatyards, slipways, dry docks, specific materials, and skills, all of 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual which have been drawn together into a Directory of Skills and Services, along with lists of Registered Historic Vessels in each region. The network is also a useful vehicle for those wishing to recruit members of staff or trainees to come and work with traditional vessels. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 At present there are active networks in the Solent, Mersey, Bristol Channel, Scotland, South West, Thames Estuary and East Anglia, where Shipshape East Anglia (SEA) has won funding as part of a Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) project in . We are 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 working closely with SEA to develop this project as a test-bed for establishing further networks around the UK. St. George’s Day The Network is also becoming the conduit through which National Historic Ships UK projects are delivered – see the Annual 25 26 27 28 29 30 Review Calendar panel on the Shipshape Heritage Training Programme.

For more information go to www.shipshapenetwork.org.uk Photo Competition Category A • Entry Ranger 2015 – Falmouth Regatta, by Henry Ward. May 2016 National Historic Ships UK

PARTNERSHIPS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Our successful partnerships take many forms. 1 At national level we are active committee members in the UK Maritime Heritage Forum and Maritime Curators Group; sit as advisers on the Maritime Heritage Trust, and are on the steering committee of the National Maritime Development Group. Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 At institutional levels, Hannah Cunliffe is an advisor to the Coastal Forces Heritage Trust;

Portsmouth’s Boathouse 4 Steering Group; May Day represents NHS-UK on the Lowestoft SEA (Early May Bank Holiday) Communities Fund Steering Group, and leads the Shipshape Heritage Training Programme. Martyn Heighton is on the Board of the HMS Victory 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Preservation Company, chairing the Technical Committee; is a Trustee of HMS Caroline, the steam tug Daniel Adamson, and Lakeland Arts Trust (which holds the Windermere Steam Boat Collection); is on the Ship’s Council of ss Great Britain; the Project Board for Buckler’s Hard, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 and serves on the Bristol Harbour Ships Board.

Underpinning these external partnerships is that with Royal Museums Greenwich, which houses us, is the conduit for the DCMS grant, and acts as the supplier of services through a Service Level Agreement. As part of this partnership, 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Martyn Heighton has been invited to serve on the Conservation Committee. 30 31 For more information on how we work with Spring Bank Holiday others go to www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk Photo Competition Category C • Highly commended Oriole during Les Régates Royales 2014, by Jean Francois Canavaggia. June 2016 National Historic Ships UK

SHIPSHAPE HERITAGE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY TRAINING PARTNERSHIP

The Heritage Lottery Fund is grant-aiding our 1 2 3 4 5 project aimed at developing conservation, maintenance, and operational skills in practitioners working with historic vessels, focusing on a mix of basic conservation, woodworking, sailmaking, and ropeworking techniques; vessel handling skills, along with approaches to interpretation. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual Five organisations: the Scottish Fisheries Museum, , the Trust, Lowestoft; Sea-Change Sailing Trust, Essex; Dauntsey’s Sailing School, Solent, and Trinity Sailing Foundation, Brixham are host partners in the scheme, with exchange programmes and periods at sea in the differing vessels being an integral part of the 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 project. Match funding to support the project has come from the International Guild of Knot Tyers; Arts Council England’s PRISM Fund, and our own resources.

Between February 2014 and January 2016, 10 trainees comprising two cohorts will have 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 experienced the wide range of skills demanded of those looking to conserve and operate historic vessels. Related qualifications validated by the Royal Yachting Association and Maritime & Coastguard Agency form an additional part of the course, and trainees will complete the programme 27 28 29 30 with a passbook, recording their experience and the qualifications they have acquired.

For more information go to www.shipshapenetwork.org.uk Photo Competition Category A • Shortlisted Lady Charlotte on the Thames, by Michael English. July 2016 National Historic Ships UK

CASE-WORK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Case-work takes many forms. The most readily addressed are general enquiries which 1 2 3 are received on a daily basis by telephone, email and letters and are about the Registers; enquiries on the services we provide; advice on a range of historic vessel-related issues such as sources for expertise or skills; press enquiries, Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual and approaches from film-makers. We also 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 have case-work which requires formal, detailed responses that can have significant impact on capacity. Examples include developing Statements of Significance with vessel owners (we now ask owners to draft Statements under the guidelines in Conserving Historic Vessels for us to validate); advising vessel owners on issues 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 specific to their circumstances; conservation advice; non-legal advice on contracts; business development, and grant applications.

The third, demanding area comprises projects with high profiles which have been in the frame over time. Notable are , 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 on which we continue to give business and conservation advice to the Australians caring for her in Port Adelaide; and closer to home, vessels under threat such as Kathleen & May, the last UK operational topsail schooner, the future of which remains cloudy; Frigate 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Unicorn; the Tug-Tender Calshot, and the drag-dredger Bertha.

More information can be found at www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk Photo Competition Category A • Shortlisted Rocks & varnish, by Vicki Lishman. August 2016 National Historic Ships UK

SECURING NATIONAL MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY HISTORIC SHIP HERITAGE

With no statutory framework to protect 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 historic vessels other than constraints placed on the export on such vessels through the Waverley Committee rules, National Historic Bank Holiday Scotland Ships UK relies on credibility and influence when maritime heritage is threatened. There has been a significant increase in our spheres 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual of influence as the organisation has established a reputation for holding unparalleled levels of information and being committed to working in concert with others in problem solving.

We have acted as objective brokers between various parties leading to successes in securing 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 the futures of several significant historic vessels. This year it included: the rescue of the D-Day Landing Craft LCT 7074, grounded in Birkenhead Dock and saved by the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) with a National Heritage Memorial Fund grant; purchase of the WWII Fairmile B 497 with 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HLF support (another NMRN project); assisting HLF in a sustainable solution for the Brixham Trawler Provident; working closely with the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port on a collections review, and helping the Boleh Trust find a new home for their training vessel 29 30 31 when the original plans for her in had to be shelved.

For more information go to Summer Bank Holiday www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/news Photo Competition Category D • Highly commended Mike Barnes on Maidie 1904-1915, by Patricia Barnes. September 2016 National Historic Ships UK

GETTING OUR MESSAGE ACROSS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

With very limited resources to expend on 1 2 3 4 public relations, we have learnt to be creative and light-footed in making our presence felt. One of the key functions of the National Historic Ships UK Photographic Competition, Volunteer, and Flagship of the Year Awards is to engage the widest possible public in what 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual we do, winning recognition with those who participate, through national, and particularly regional press and media, and by word of mouth – a remarkably effective means for making contact. Speaking at conferences is another powerful 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 way to engage with a range of relevant audiences. This year we have given the Keynote Address at the Royal Institute of Naval Architects; chaired sessions at the UK Maritime Heritage Forum in Newcastle; addressed a national conference on regeneration in Liverpool; spoken at Ironbridge 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Museum: lectured mature students at the University of Bristol, and given key papers at the University of Bilbao conservation conference in Bermeo, Spain. We continue to promote what we do through 26 27 28 29 30 our monthly e-newsletter, our websites, and social media – Facebook and Twitter. Follow us on www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk and www.shipshapenetwork.org.uk Photo Competition Category A • Shortlisted Commemorating Gallipoli – HMS M33, by Shaun Roster. October 2016 National Historic Ships UK

FIRST WORLD WAR MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) 1 2 we have been running a project recognising the role played by historic vessels in . An on-going project, to date 64 such vessels have been identified, ranging from vessels in naval engagements, through mercantile vessels requisitioned as “Q” ships, to vessels 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual used to support war-time supply chains.

The stories of these vessels have been brought together by our staff and volunteers, and made available on a specially commissioned website accessed through its own dedicated link www.ww1britainssurvivingvessels.org.uk. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 A programme of visits is being carried out to these craft and Statements of Significance are being developed.

We have also produced a “pop-up” travelling exhibition which carries images of many of the vessels, information on where to access more 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 material, and a fascinating short silent film with contemporary vessel footage. Available until the Autumn of 2018, this exhibition is initially being shown on the Thames on-board HMS ; in Boathouse 4, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard; at the Waterways 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Museum Gloucester, and at Royal Museums Greenwich, as well as on-board several vessels around the UK. For information on where the exhibition can be seen or how to make a bid to 31 host it, go to the websites quoted above. Photo Competition Category A • Shortlisted Kerne, by Simon Lang. November 2016 National Historic Ships UK

NATIONAL HISTORIC MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY SHIPS UK GRANTS

Since 2006 our grants have played a significant 1 2 3 4 5 6 role in supporting trusts, museums, and private individuals looking after registered historic vessels, funding survey work; matching other grant awards; as positive signals to other potential supporters, and awarding bursaries to develop skills. Between September 2006 and 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual September 2014 some £410,000 was made available, with a grants budget for 2015–16 of some £18,000. That compares with a budget of £27,000 for 2014–15 and £38,000 for 2013–14.

The decline in the grants budget has been marked. We can no longer support projects 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 at the levels achieved in the early years, and further reductions in core funding in the pipeline for next year, and those expected in the next Spending Review may mean the end of our grants programme.

We are presently reviewing our grant criteria. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Should we be in a position to carry a grants programme forward next year, we may have to follow the example of other grant bodies and only grant-aid projects that can complete with the aid of our limited resources. We will clarify criteria changes in advance of the new 28 29 30 financial year.

For grant updates go to www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/pages/ St. Andrew’s Day sources-of-funds-for-historic-vessels.html Photo Competition 2010 Category A • Entry Almighty and Kestrel in the snow, by Chris Pink. December 2016 National Historic Ships UK

MARITIME HERITAGE SKILLS GAP MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Our Shipshape Heritage Training Programme 1 2 3 4 (SHTP) arose out of extensive work we undertook to establish skills needs for historic vessels. An audit in 2008 concluded there is an increasing lack of experience in conservation, repair and handling skills as generations familiar with these pass on. Projects which

Annual Review 2014-15: Review Annual require specific skills such as riveting are 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 especially exposed, as are those vessels (sail, steam or motor vessels) which have particular handling or operating characteristics not required for modern vessels.

The maritime sector is not alone in this: industrial and transport heritage face similar 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 issues. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has been very active, promoting its Skills for the Future Programme through initiatives such as our own SHTP programme, and the Boiler Engineering Skills Training Trust which is running a much-needed training programme on 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 steam boiler construction which is as relevant to the maritime sector as it is to railways.

Our intention is to use the experience gained Christmas Day from these programmes to promote legacy projects that build on what has been achieved so far. We will need additional resources to 26 27 28 29 30 31 achieve this, and will be actively seeking these after the SHTP programme ends in May 2016.

Go to www.hlf.org.uk for information on Boxing Day Bank Holiday New Year’s Eve other skills projects. The National Historic Ships UK Photography Competition Winners 2015

CATEGORY A: CATEGORY B: CATEGORY C: CATEGORY D: CATEGORY E: Photographs of a vessel on the Traditional maritime skills Classic Boat favourite: Faces of the sea Young photographer National Register of Historic Vessels in action the maritime enthusiast

Overall & section winner: Winner: Winner: Winner: Winner: Warrior, Jibing on Happy Return, Reaper passing The Blocks at Gerry the boat gypsy, Close-up of HM President, by Johnny Black. by Phillipe Saudreau. St Monans, by Alaistair Ramsay. by Chrissie Westgate. by Victor Ghose.

Highly commended: Highly commended: Highly commended: Highly commended: Highly commended: Duke Of Lancaster at sunset, The Whaleship, Oriole, during Les Régates Royales 2014, Mike Barnes on Maidie 1904-1915, The Pier, by Ian Clowes. by Rebecca Collis. by Jean Francois Canavaggia. by Patricia Barnes. by Megan Turtle.