THE BADEN POWELL PROJECT
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THE BADEN POWELL PROJECT
The project was created to restore and repurpose a unique fishing smack from 1900, for public use. She is the only double-ended vessel of her type in existence.
Whilst the plan was for a restoration, extensive rot inevitably meant a rebuild. Even with Heritage Lottery Fund support, she needed more money from local people to bring her to sailing condition. She is now seaworthy, on the waterfront of King’s Lynn in Norfolk, and busy doing summer cruises in the River Great Ouse and The Wash.
Volunteers of the King’s Lynn Worfolk Boat Trust spent a decade rebuilding the Baden Powell and succeeded in saving an important part of the heritage of King’s Lynn. She is now used to tell passengers about the town’s maritime history of fishing, trade and exploration, using the river as an unusual perspective.