The James Caird, at Dulwich College.
I was so excited and thrilled to see this iconic Antarctic boat. If you don’t know Shackleton’s tale I recommend you read this.
What an amazing thing to have in your school! You would learn more by staring at that boat, and thinking of Shackleton’s story, than in a year of classroom lessons…
many years back at the NYC Museum of Natural History I saw a mock up of this boat combined with video screens to demonstrate how dificult it was for them to use a sextant in the conditions Shackleton and his men found themselves. The boat was stationary and there were giant screens depicting a rolling sea. I would not have wanted to find myself in that situation.