Disc 1 (54min)
Barnabas, A St Ives Mackerel Driver

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 restorations of this historic vessel was filmed in 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 heritage. It produced this film about its flagship vessel, assisted by Heritage Lottery Fund.

Special Features
Disc 2 (100min)
The Restoration of Barnabas

Filmed on an almost daily basis, this provides a document of the skills of the boat builders and the technicalities of the work as it happened plus Extra Scenes.

Music and Sound by Tom Rickman
Written by Sue McNab
Narrated by Brian Stevens, Honorary Curator of the St Ives Museum