{"id":259128,"date":"2026-05-25T07:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/?p=259128"},"modified":"2026-05-25T07:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:03:28","slug":"veteran-boat-building-models-miniature-ships-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/en\/veteran-boat-building-models-miniature-ships-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Boat &#8211; Building models, miniature ships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"259128\" class=\"elementor elementor-259128\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-915d718 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"915d718\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae98051\" data-id=\"ae98051\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4b6ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d4b6ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"SOMMARIOITALIANO\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><strong>The beautiful island in the Indian Ocean hosts several factories producing ship models, some of which have been worked on the market for decades<\/strong><\/p><p><em>by Bruno Cianci<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d48ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1d48ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"PRIMAFRASE\"><span style=\"color: #6f6f6e; letter-spacing: -.15pt;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The island of Mauritius has an industrial sector that few would expect to find in this gem off the eastern coast of Madagascar, in the Mascarene archipelago: the artisanal production of ship models. <\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc30286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc30286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #6f6f6e;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6e;\">Considering it a flourishing activity, compared to tourism, would be an exaggeration to say the least; however, it is surprising to note that here, workshops and producers of this type of artefact are by no means few in number. Thanks to competition and the relatively low cost of labour, these workshops produce models that are sold and shipped worldwide \u2013 efficiently and at significantly lower prices than similar products made in Europe or North America.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70384fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70384fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92879c5\" data-id=\"92879c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fed0aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"2fed0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-259128 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-image-4-3-small'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2fed0aa\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Soleil Royal\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU5MDk4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJhcmNoZW1hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL1Zhc2NlbGxvLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJmZWQwYWEifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Vascello.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Vascello-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-image-4-3-small size-image-4-3-small\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Vascello-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Vascello-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" 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data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2fed0aa\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Titanic\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU5MDk2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJhcmNoZW1hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL1RpdGFuaWMtMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyZmVkMGFhIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Titanic-1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Titanic-1-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-image-4-3-small size-image-4-3-small\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0611308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0611308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Prices vary considerably depending on size: from around \u20ac70\u201375 for a miniature ship to over \u20ac3,500 for a model over a metre in length, whilst half-hull models cost between \u20ac40 and \u20ac100. <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bc21c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21bc21c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"TESTOITALIANO\" style=\"text-indent: 0cm;\">A \u2018hub\u2019 for modelling enthusiasts<\/h3><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The area with the highest concentration of these factory workshops is Curepipe, located inland, about a 30-minute drive from the capital, Port Louis (on the western coast), and from the international airport in the southeast of the island. Here, many producers survived the 2008 crisis, which severely affected this industry as much as it did \u2018actual\u2019 boating. Some of the most notable workshops include Bobato, Pride of the Island, and, most notably, Le Port. Founded in 1988, Le Port features a showroom and workshop that has become a must-visit destination for visitors seeking handcrafted souvenirs. <i>\u201cEach year <\/i>\u2013 says manager Krisen Pareanen \u2013 <i>Le Port produces up to five hundred ship models in various sizes, and maybe about fifty half hulls, which are in much lower demand. We buy the wood, which generally comes from Indonesia, from local distributors. We have had and still have clients from all over the world: in the <\/i>\u2019<i>90s, they were primarily European; until the Covid pandemic, we had significant Chinese clients; in recent years, we have been working extensively with prominent Indian clients, but we sell worldwide\u201d.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe48f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fe48f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Factory\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU5MDk1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJhcmNoZW1hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL0ZhY3RvcnktMi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-2-1024x594.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-259095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-2-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-2-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-2-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-876a7fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"876a7fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-628b5f0\" data-id=\"628b5f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a8734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80a8734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Factory\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU5MDk0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJhcmNoZW1hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL0ZhY3RvcnktNC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-4-1024x685.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-259094\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-4-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-4-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-4-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Factory-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd8e032\" data-id=\"fd8e032\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ad33f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5ad33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The area with the highest concentration of these factory workshops is Curepipe, inland, half an hour\u2019s drive from the capital, Port Louis, on the west coast, and from the international airport in the south-east of the island.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-beb7623 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"beb7623\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b129b47\" data-id=\"b129b47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6edc585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6edc585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Prices vary considerably depending on the size of the model, from about 70-75 euros for a miniature ship to over 3,500 euros for a model more than one metre long. Half hulls cost between 40 and 100 euros. The models are crafted by a fluctuating number of workers: ten are permanent employees, while twenty more work part-time. Each project takes up to four months to complete, depending on the size, complexity, and, of course, the client\u2019s urgency. Some may require greater effort: <i>\u201cThe biggest product we have built\u201d,<\/i> Krisen adds, <i>\u201cwas a model of the HMS Victory almost four metres in length, which can still be admired here in Mauritius. A piece like this obviously required a lot of time to complete\u201d. <\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33d877be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33d877be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25a9032b\" data-id=\"25a9032b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac9995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eac9995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mauritius.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Aerial view of Mauritius island panorama and famous Le Morne Brabant mountain, beautiful blue lagoon and underwater waterfall. Le Morne Brabant peninsula and Underwater Waterfall, Mauritius.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU5MDk5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJhcmNoZW1hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL01hdXJpdGl1cy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mauritius-1024x492.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-259099\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mauritius-1024x492.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mauritius-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mauritius-768x369.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mauritius.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c6e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91c6e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Mauritius at a glance<\/h3><p>Mauritius was named in honour of Prince Maurice van Nassau in 1598, when the Dutch first arrived on the island. 102 years later, the island became a French colony (Isle de France), but after the end of the Napoleonic Wars, it was ceded to Great Britain, and Mauritius gained independence in 1968. The popular perception is that Mauritius is a small island where the only activities are swimming and sunbathing, but this is far from the truth. In reality, the island, with a population of around 1.2 million, is large enough that it takes over two hours by car to travel from the northern tip to the southern tip, and no less than an hour from west to east. Another pleasant surprise on the island is the local cuisine: the significant presence of immigrants from the Indian subcontinent (70%), who live alongside Africans, Creoles, and other minorities, means that the cuisine reflects all these cultures, with truly excellent results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b05e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b05e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Pocket-sized yachts<\/h3><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0While large ships dominate Le Port, yachts have become the speciality of another Mauritius-based company located in the northern part of the island, in the area of Grand Baie, a paradise for outdoor life and snorkelling. The shop in question is called Historic Marine. Founded in 1982 by Charles Edouard Piat, this factory is now managed by his son Serge, a former skipper who, in 2008, when the global economic crisisforced dozens of other model producers in Mauritius to close, decided to invest significant time and money to keep going. <i>\u201cWe build between 150 and 200 models a year in our workshop\u201d<\/i>, says Serge, <i>\u201cdepending on the complexity, while our half hulls are only about 25-30 pieces a year. 40-45% of our orders are for models of a particular boat requested by an owner, generally a miniature replica of their yacht. The remaining 55-60% consists of products that visitors choose from among the many pieces we offer in our catalogue: famous ships, boats that sailed in the America\u2019s Cup, or, at times, traditional working ships. Prices vary from about 250 to 2,500 euros for a model made in series to 800-4,500 euros for a unique model made according to drawings provided by the client. Needless to say, the more complete the documentation we receive, the more accurate our models will be\u201d.<\/i><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Historic Marine\u2019s showroom is a bright space filled with display cases made of wood and glass. Alongside the usual ships, such as Victory and Vespucci, visitors can admire a French war galley, Jacques Cousteau\u2019s distinctive Calypso, ocean liners, Riva and Chris-Craft runabouts, and even sailing boats from the America\u2019s Cup with ancient equipment dating back to the era when the Seawanhaka Rule (1889-1903) was still in effect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9387f89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9387f89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Amerigo-5.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Amerigo Vespucci\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU5MDkzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJhcmNoZW1hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL0FtZXJpZ28tNS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Amerigo-5-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-259093\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Amerigo-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Amerigo-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Amerigo-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Amerigo-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dbc16d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dbc16d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The training ship <\/em>Amerigo Vespucci<em> (1931) is among the most popular vessels, alongside the timeless <\/em>Victory<em> (1765), <\/em>Bounty <em>(1784),<\/em> Soleil Royal <em>(1669), and<\/em> Wasa <em>(1627).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab04b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab04b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Also in this case, as Serge points out, the wood used is of the highest quality and therefore costly. However, he has a significant advantage over competitors: since he owns a carpentry that works with luxury hotels and other prestigious clients, Piat has privileged access to top-grade wood scraps \u2013 typically teak or other species from South-East Asia \u2013 which are ideal for building ship models. He also makes extensive use of marine plywood and Meranti wood.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Historic Marine employs 24 people, mostly of Indian origin (who make up about 70% of Mauritius\u2019 population). Some of these employees are women, who generally specialise in rigging and varnishing. As in the most reputable shipyards, some workers are skilled in specific tasks: during our visit, for example, we observed a welder carefully creating a stern railing on a trading ship model; another craftsman demonstrated how to apply a copper coating to a hull \u2013 an anti-shipworm protection that enabled the now forty-year-old Victory to play a leading role in the Battle of Trafalgar despite its age.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbcc47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5dbcc47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Riva-Aqua-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Riva Aquarama\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU5MTAwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmJhcmNoZW1hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL1JpdmEtQXF1YS0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Riva-Aqua-1-1024x399.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-259100\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Riva-Aqua-1-1024x399.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Riva-Aqua-1-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Riva-Aqua-1-768x299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.barchemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Riva-Aqua-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd7cc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fd7cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\/\/ Each project takes up to four months to complete, depending on its size, complexity and, of course, the client\u2019s urgency. \/\/<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1b60c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b1b60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Before heading home<\/h3><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Anyone eager to see spectacular ship models in Mauritius should not miss the Mah\u00e9bourg Historical Naval Museum. Although the building is somewhat neglected due to lack of funds, it remains fascinating and houses models that are likely the most beautiful and accurate ship replicas on the island. Most are large square-rigged ships connected to Mauritius\u2019 rich maritime history. Some were produced decades ago by the company Comajora, founded in 1967, which later went bankrupt along with other industry firms. Its proximity to the international airport \u2018Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam\u2019 makes it convenient to visit before returning your car to the rental agency and catching your flight home, perhaps with a lovely ship model in your hand luggage<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ebcc09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ebcc09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Some links<\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/bobatoshipmodels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bobatoshipmodels.com<\/a><br \/><\/span><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mauritiushandmadeshipmodels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.mauritiushandmadeshipmodels.com<\/a><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/historic-marine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\">https:\/\/historic-marine.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3d030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de3d030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(Veteran Boat &#8211; Building models, miniature ships &#8211; Barchemagazine.com &#8211; Excerpted from Barche, May 2026)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beautiful island in the Indian Ocean hosts several factories producing ship models, some of which have been worked on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":259078,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35685],"tags":[43886],"class_list":["post-259128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-furniture","tag-miniature-ships"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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