Read about the week long adventures of our recent work experience student Lily and she learns new skills and has coastal adventures with the NAS.
Jenny and Rob Watkins have been NAS members for many years and were delighted to be able to complete their cannon recording training recently.
Protected Wreck Days are one of the opportunities that the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) can offer for members to get 'up close and personal' with historic wreck sites which are not otherwise available to recreational divers. These include HMS Invincible (which self-evidently wasn't invincible) and Hazardous Prize (which certainly was hazardous).
Historically, the small town of Ilfracombe was the only safe natural harbour on the North Devon coast and located just over 20 nautical miles from Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel. Recently, the dive boat Barbara B chartered by the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) was unable to make that trip safely due to poor weather conditions and we found ourselves stranded for the day. Leon R Smith tells us this tale...
Find out what our work experience got up to when we let him loose on The Big Cannon Project database!
NAS member Ross Atabey has found that archaeological illustration skills can take you to some exciting places. And that university courses are great, but NAS tutors have something a little extra!
Rob Konings is a NAS member who is based in the Netherlands but often crosses over to the UK for our training courses. This was not necessary for our recent Archaeological Project Management course as Rob just dialled in and enjoyed a day of online learning with more story telling than he expected. He writes about his experience here -
After many years of watching her partner leave on underwater archaeology jaunts, Kate Fleming decided that she would see what all the fuss was about. Here she recalls her Archaeological Underwater Skills Days experience.
It is rare for parents to be very involved in their child’s chosen career. Not so for our Education Manager, Peta Knott’s Mum and Dad. They are NAS members and have attended many interesting courses, historical walks and online events over the years. Read below to hear about Peggy Knott’s recent 'family holiday’ on NAS’s museum experience weekend to snowy Stockholm.
Patrick Wadsworth is a NAS member with an interest in metal ships whether they are above or below the water. Here, he shares his long-awaited hands-on steam ship experience aboard SS Shieldhall.
