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“The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event inmy life and has determined my whole career…” Charles Darwin

“…I have always felt that I owe to the voyage the first real training oreducation of my mind…

“…During some part of the day I wrote my Journal, and took muchpains in describing carefully and vividly all that I had seen; and this wasgood practice. My Journal served, also, in part as letters to my home,and portions were sent to England, whenever there was anopportunity…”

“…Everything about which I thought or read was made to beardirectly on what I had seen and was likely to see; and this habit ofmind was continued during the five years of the voyage. I feel surethat it was this training which has enabled me to do whatever I havedone in science…”

“Looking backwards, I can now perceive how my love forscience gradually preponderated over every other taste…”

Inspiration

Science literacy

Engagement

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Mission

We intend to launch a modernrebuild of HMS Beagle, the iconic shipthat carried Charles Darwin aroundthe world on his historic voyage ofdiscovery, to inspire and motivateglobal audiences through uniquepublic engagement and learningprogrammes and original scientificresearch, particularly in relation toDarwin’s work and the fields ofevolutionary biology, biodiversity andclimate change.

Registered charity in England and Wales (1126192)

PatronsLord Julian Hunt CB MA PhD FIMA FRSSir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE RDLord Richard Livsey CBE, DL

DirectorsDavid Lort-Phillips (Chairman)Peter McGrath (media, sail-training)Karen James (science)Adrian Richardson (learning)Bob Clarke (industry)

Staff and volunteersPerry Crickmere (admin), John Gilbey (project management),Grace Baynes (PR and media), Anna Faherty (strategic)

The HMS Beagle Trust

Sailing replica of the ship Darwinboarded in 1831

Larch & oak planking on oak frames

Diesel auxiliary engines, radar, GPSnavigation, satellite communications &modern safety equipment

Design to be approved byGermanischer Lloyds

Category A certified (unrestrictedocean sailing)

Build to be carried out in MilfordHaven, Pembrokeshire under thesupervision of master shipwright DetlevLoell

The new Beagle

Build and maintain relationships

Explore international partnerships

Establish a long-term project plan

Initiate globally coordinated fundraising

Launch program to rebuild HMS Beagle

Develop structured scientific programme

Develop outcome-focused informal & formal learning programmes

Exploit media for publicity, public engagement and fundraising

Coordinate project communication across all outputs

Aims

Independent research projectsEvolution, systematics and biodiversityClimate changeConservation

TechnologyDNA barcodingMetagenomics

Global continuityEarth observations and biomonitoring

Science

Plankton bloom, Patagonia shelf (NASA)

Beagle to ground-truth images from theInternational Space Station (formalNASA partnership pending) usingSAHFOS continuous plankton recordersand DNA-based identification of species,calibrating space-based biologicalinferences about plankton blooms, coralreef bleaching, climate change, etc.

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“Darwin and the Adventure”

A British Council-funded research workshop andfeasibility study and research workshop:

Science under sailDay cruises for science trialsSampling and DNA barcoding aboard a tall shipPhone, video and data up/down-links with ISS

MediaLocal and international media

Educationlive 3-way links with international classrooms, theTocorime and the ISS

His Majesty’s ShipsBeagle and AdventureWatercolour byConrad Martens(ship’s artist)Christmas Day,1833, Port Desire,Argentina

ConfirmedNASA International Space Act Agreement

ExploringConsortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)Google Earth (Google Ocean)

Scientific partnerships

NASA

Relationships

National and international support networks e.g.:• Port cities, museums and yacht clubs• Naval support: Chile, Argentina• Universities, foundations, research councils• Individuals

Online community• website www.thebeagleproject.com• blog thebeagleproject.blogspot.com• Twitter www.twitter.com/beagleproject• Facebook group• YouTube channel (coming soon)

Informal and formal learning programmes

Ship time for science communicators, educators (CPD), artists,writers, historians

In-port events

Live streaming video, data, etc.

Strong ties to science programme

Strategic partnerships with existing educational organisations

Documentary film crew aboard

Learning & engagement

Committed to developing and workingunder internationally recognised projectmanagement structures

Volunteer professional projectmanagers in US & UK

International programme envisioned,with subsidiary projects (i.e. build,circumnavigation including science &educational projects, long-termoperations)

Strategic partnerships withorganisations w/ existing operationsprogrammes

Planning & communication

The HMS Beagle Project

…bringing the adventure of science to life