ANTHONY LONGHURST
SHIPWRIGHT • RIGGER • SHIP'S MASTER
A lifetime in traditional sailing ships and a deep connection to Bounty.
ANTHONY'S BOUNTY STORY
A LIFE IN TRADITIONAL SAILING SHIPS
Anthony Longhurst has spent almost four decades working with traditional sailing ships.
His connection with Bounty began during her 1991 refit. He returned to the ship in a series of roles including Boatswain, Rigger and Shipwright, taking responsibility for the practical work of maintaining a working sailing vessel.
His knowledge extended across the hull, rigging, sails, masts and spars preserving not only the physical ship, but the traditional skills required to sail and maintain her.
BOUNTY • 1991–1995
THE REASON TO RESTORE HER
“To ensure that those in the future also have the opportunity to experience the joy and complexity of sailing a complex, historically accurate sailing vessel.”
ANTHONY LONGHURST
Shipwright • Rigger • Ship's Master
THE CRAFT OF KEEPING HER ALIVE
The knowledge required to keep a traditional sailing ship alive cannot be learned from drawings alone.
SHIPWRIGHT
Hull maintenance, repairs and replacement work.
RIGGER
Rigging maintenance, sails, masts and spars.
BOATSWAIN
Deck operations, sail handling and crew training.
SHIP'S MASTER
Decades of traditional sailing experience carried into command.
THE BOUNTY YEARS
A JOURNEY FROM DECK OPERATIONS TO SHIPWRIGHTING
Anthony's connection with Bounty began during her 1991 refit and developed through a series of roles aboard the ship. From deck operations and crew training to shipwrighting, rigging and maintenance. His years aboard Bounty gave him an intimate understanding of what it takes to keep a traditional sailing vessel working.”
1991
THE REFIT
Anthony first became involved with Bounty during her 1991 refit, beginning a connection that would develop through several roles aboard the ship.
1991–1992
BOATSWAIN
Working as Boatswain, Anthony was responsible for running the deck, training crew, sail handling and the practical work of keeping the vessel operating.
1993–1995
SHIPWRIGHT • RIGGER
Returning to Bounty as Shipwright and Rigger, he worked on the hull, rigging, sails, masts and spars, carrying out repairs and replacement work.
BEYOND BOUNTY
A LIFETIME AT SEA
Anthony's career continued across traditional sailing ships, including extensive work as a rigger, shipwright and master aboard historic vessels.
BEYOND BOUNTY
A LIFETIME AT SEA
Anthony Longhurst has spent almost four decades working with traditional sailing ships, developing a depth of practical knowledge across shipwrighting, rigging, sailing and command.
His career has taken him across oceans and through some of the world's most significant historic sailing vessels. His experience includes refits, re-rigging, dockings, maintenance and the training of future generations of traditional sailors.
His work aboard Bounty was one chapter in a much longer life at sea — a lifetime of knowledge that continues to inform his understanding of historic vessels and the skills required to keep them alive.
40 YEARS
Traditional sailing
200,000+
Nautical miles
GLOBAL
Voyages across oceans
MASTER
Historic sailing vessels
FROM MEMORY TO REVIVAL
THE KNOWLEDGE ANTHONY CARRIES
Restoring a historic sailing vessel requires more than materials and engineering. It requires an understanding of how a vessel was built, sailed, maintained and lived aboard. Anthony's experience represents part of that living knowledge, knowledge that can help inform the preservation and future of Bounty.
CRAFT
Shipwrighting • Rigging • Maintenance
Practical knowledge of hulls, rigging, sails, masts, spars and the work required to keep a traditional sailing vessel operational.
SEAMANSHIP
Sailing • Sail Handling • Traditional Practice
Experience gained through decades at sea, working with traditional sailing vessels and the people who operate them.
KNOWLEDGE
Experience • Training • Preservation
The skills and understanding passed between generations helping ensure that traditional maritime knowledge is not lost.
THE SHIP CAN BE RESTORED. THE KNOWLEDGE MUST LIVE TOO.
THE ENDURANCE OF SKILL
the importance of preserving traditional maritime skills
Traditional sailing vessels teach us something that cannot be preserved through plans and photographs alone.
They require people who know how to work with timber, rope, canvas, spars, rigging and wind and who understand how all those elements come together at sea. Anthony's career is part of that living knowledge.
A SHIP'S SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO KEEP HER ALIVE.
FROM MEMORY TO REVIVAL
The knowledge carried by people who sailed and maintained Bounty is part of the ship's living heritage.