Hudson Bay Company (HBC) commissions Hinks Shipyard in Appledore to make a replica of the ketch Nonsuch for its tercentenary. Mr J Hinks shows the intricate work on the hull with carvings coming from Jack Whitehead on the Isle of Wight. The launch took place in 1968 and the ship sailed to Canada to mark the original exploratory voyage taken by its Captain Zachariah Gillam to establish new fur trade routes sponsored by King Charles II’s cousin Prince Rupert.