Join the Friends of NGPL on Sunday, March 24th for their AGM with special guest Victor Suthren!

Victor Suthren is President of the international Captain Cook Society. Born in Montreal, he was educated at Bishop’s, McGill and Concordia Universities. Joining the Civil Service, he rose to become Director General of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, before leaving to pursue a writing career. From 1997 to 2014 he served as an active Honorary Captain in the Royal Canadian Navy. An experienced traditional sailor, he has been crew in several sailing ships, ranging from “Bluenose 2” to the replica of Captain Cook’s ship “Endeavour”, the latter on a voyage to Hawaii from British Columbia. He is the author of 14 books, including a biography of Captain James Cook, entitled “To Go Upon Discovery”, and is currently working on a study of Atlantic piracy.