Andy Fiddler intends re-opening the craft as a tourist attraction and centre of learning for schools and colleges A replica of the ship Captain James ... to Whitby in 2018. Yorkshire-born Cook ...

It is even thought that Captain James Kirk, the fictional hero of Star Trek, was based on Cook. Born into humble ... As a teenager, he moved to Whitby, a small hamlet of shipbuilders.

The new owners of an exact replica of HMS Endeavour have grand plans to sail the same route as Captain Cook before transforming the vessel into a pub. The ship, currently moored in Whitby harbour ...

Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which would push the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth.