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Every Friday at 12.30pm, Boathouse 4's knowledgeable volunteer Ron will be holding talks in the classroom upstairs on various subjects relating to the history of the building, its boats, and the team that work on them.

7 July: The Building of the CMB 4 Replica
Hear the history of Boathouse 4's original WWI CMB, as well as the reasons why the team decided to build their own replica and how they did it.

14 July: "Operation Frankton" - The Cockleshell Heroes Story
Learn about the daring raid a small group of royal marines undertook in small kayaks during the Second World War.

21 July: "James Caird" - The boat that saved the lives for twenty eight men
Explore and learn about Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic from 1914-1916.

28 July: Boy Seaman in the Royal Navy
​Ron will talk about his own experience from his time in the Royal Navy, which includes how a photograph taken of him as a sailor ended up on the front cover of a Ladybird book!

Following each talk, Ron will conduct the daily 2pm tour, giving visitors behind-the-scenes access onto the workshop floor and operational boats out on the pontoon.

This is a free event and Boathouse 4 is free to enter in the Historic Dockyard; you do not need to buy tickets. If you would like to pre-book your space onto the talk please email BH4@pnbpt.com or you can book with a visitor host on the day of the talk