Mr. Jim Sharp himself makes the experience 5* He is a 90 year old mariner so dedicated to maritime life, he created the museum with his own collections, His history is amazing and worthy of a Grand Champion Award. We had a private tour with Jim who told many many stories and had explanations for navigational instruments and how they were used. Walking through his rooms of displays is eye opening. It's authentic, not a typical touristy thing! In fact, there isn't a gift shop, although once you are taken with Mr. Sharp, you will want to by his book!

This was a fascinating museum, full of remarkable information and displays. You can have a guided electronic tour of the museum that helps navigate not only the space and the multitude of artifacts, but some of the history of ships. (Without that video, the museum might have been overwhelming because there is so much to see, and you definitely would not appreciate some of the artifacts without the narration explaining it.) Definitely worth the time to visit!

This is a "do not miss museum." Captain Jim spent his career pursuing his love of all things sailing. The museum contains much history of his extensive sailing knowledge and old ships, which he overhauled and sailed. Also are many historical artifacts and essential sailing related gear. A hand held video of Captain Jim walked us through the museum providing a good overview in an hour. For a deeper study I'd recommend returning to the rooms and items of most interest. FYI this is not just a museum. They teach sailing lessons on a variety of boats including free lessons to local children in the summer. Sunday afternoons host local musicians who show up to jam together, which we also enjoyed.

Amazing displays of maritime importance and told by a real schooner master! The displays span decades of maritime history and shipbuilding. There are also navigational displays from Bowditch’s astrolabe to modern radar and GPS.

This was a fantastic museum chock full of interesting maritime artifacts from all eras of sail. Captain Sharp was incredibly knowledgeable and the wealth of information present in both the free guide and the placards made this a very enriching experience. I will certainly be back!