
Hi i'm Tim Skinner from Wellington, New Zealand. I was born in the U.K., 128 miles from the sea, but I have had a lifelong interest in ships and boats of all kinds. I had many happy trips on paddlesteamers as a child, and more recently on the restored 100+ year old Wai Marie on the Wanganui River in New Zealand.
I built wooden models of the SS Sirius and SS Great Britain as a teenager. I have served with the RNZN Naval Reserve and currently own a 79 year old classic wooden yacht named 'Anita'.
I am also a member of The Maritime Friends of Wellington, Maritime Archaeological Society of New Zealand and an associate member of The New Zealand Ship and Marine Society.