Our Fleet<\/em> is up now at the the Maritime Museum of BC (photo provided by the Maritime Museum of BC).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Maritime Museum is hosting the Our Fleet: Small Craft with a Story<\/i> exhibit, which shares the stories of three little BC boats with huge history: Trekka<\/i>, Tilikum<\/i>, and Dorothy<\/i>. The exhibit also displays several large models of noteworthy boats with a breathtaking level of detail and craftsmanship.<\/p>\n
Maritime Museum executive director Brittany Vis says that most of these are called \u201cbuilder\u2019s models,\u201d which were built by the actual ship manufacturer, and therefore are the most accurate and detailed representations of these boats available. Vis says that while the 38-foot Tilikum<\/i> did not completely circumnavigate the world, it still had a robust history, launching from Oak Bay in 1901 and travelling across the Pacific to Australia, New Zealand, and England.<\/p>\n
\u201cTilikum<\/i> is definitely a unique one in that she was a dugout canoe that was converted into a sailboat,\u201d says Vis. \u201cA lot of people, when they set out, did not expect the boat to get very far, so family and friends were waving off [captain John] Voss and [Norman] Luxton, kind of expecting that was the last they\u2019d see of them, completely underestimating how seaworthy dugout canoes really are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Visitors will also learn about Dorothy<\/i>, a luxury yacht renowned for its beauty that also experienced many hardships and triumphs since its launch from Victoria\u2019s Inner Harbour in 1897. Vis hopes that visitors of the exhibit will be inspired by its many incredible tales, and she believes that this sort of history emphasizes human connections.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just think it\u2019s really interesting to hear the human stories behind these vessels, and the travels they went through,\u201d she says. \u201cWe\u2019ve also got a variety of materials from these vessels, and some of these objects are quite old and significant, so hopefully people will learn the story, and maybe even be inspired to go see it themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Maritime Museum of BC strives to preserve and present a seafaring history that many landlubbers could never imagine, and Vis says that she hopes the Our Fleet<\/i> exhibit will educate people on the robust maritime history of the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people will think of the sailing culture on the east coast, but there\u2019s a huge sailing culture here in BC as well,\u201d she says. \u201cHopefully people will understand a little bit more about that through the stories of these three boats.\u201d<\/p>\n
Our Fleet: Small Craft with a Story
\n<\/i>Until Saturday, May 14
\nMaritime Museum of BC
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