Through Barnabas the film brings to life the Cornish fishing industry in its heyday and the people who built and worked the boats. The recent major restoration of this historic vessel was filmed in the Penzance Dry Dock over a period of nine months. Now, once more, Barnabas embodies our maritime heritage and sails around the coast of Cornwall for present and future generations to enjoy.
Barnabas was built in 1881 in St Ives. She is a dipping lugger.
She is owned by The Cornish Maritime Trust, a charity which works to preserve Cornish maritime history. It produced this film about its flagship vessel, assisted by the Heritage Lottery Fund.