Leon Poindexter visited the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum this week and met with some of our staff! He is a master shipwright who rebuilt the tall ship HMS Rose (to turn her into HMS Surprise) for the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. The film stars Russell Crowe. This was a major rebuild, which changed the shape of the stern, removed deck structures, fitted new fighting tops and a figurehead, and rigged all new sails, with a budget of around $4 million. He served as a historical consultant for the studio and was in the movie too! From marine archaeologist Chuck Meide: “Leon was awesome; he told great stories about the movie and Russell Crowe, the studio, the ship, and other ships he’s worked on, including the USS Constitution and the Boson tea party ships. Everyone was hero-worshipping him like a shipwright rockstar!! What an honor and a pleasure to meet him and show him around the Museum. Now we just need to convince him to volunteer as one of ...