Nick Burningham is an acknowledged expert on maritime archaeology. He has been responsible for five reconstructions of historic craft. His recent projects include include the design and construction of the replica of the Dutch ship “Dufken” which was the first historically recorded ship to visit Australia and the design and build of the replica 8^th Century double outrigger vessel for the Borobudur Ship Expedition.  

Nick has contributed to the design specification for the replica Phoenician/Mediterranean vessel and is also supervising the building of the vessel in Arwad.