The replica of the James Caird used in 1993/4 by Trevor Potts, Rob Egelstaff, Vic Brown and Chris Smith to sail from Elephant Island to South Georgia is leaving Ardnamurchan at the end of the summer. It is being donated to the Scott Polar Museum in Cambridge. The museum is closed for a lottery funded re-furbishment and will re-open as the Polar Museum in the late summer. One of its first big events will be the arrival of the replica "James Caird" in the early autumn.The deed of gift details still have to be worked out but it is hoped that it will be on permanent display, telling Shackleton's incredible story and the story of the first evere re-sailing in a replica of the "James Caird". Details are still being worked out but it is possible the boat may be sailed to Cambridge, with the possibility of some opportunities for the public to sail in her.

Shackleton's ship the Endurance was crushed and sunk in the ice off Antarctica in 1915. In March 1916 Shackleton and five crew sailed the 23 ft James Caird 800 miles across part of the southern ocean to get help from the whaling stations at South Georgia. The 16 day sail from Elephant Island on the Antarctic Peninsular ranks as one of the most difficult and dangerous small boat journeys in maritime history.
In January 1994 Trevor Potts and his crew of three arrived in South Georgia having re-created this famous journey. They suffered four full gales in twelve days including a sustained force nine on the final approach to land. The re-enactment was totally unsupported by escort ship.

Trevor had the replica boat completely re-furbished and took it back to Elephant Island in February 2001 for some sailing amongst the ice off the Antarctic peninsular. He also made a symbolic landing on Elephant Island. During this trip the new team also completed the trek across the mountains and glaciers of South Georgia.