Finlay Raffle

Born and raised in Scotland, Finlay has been working on expedition ships since 2023, operating with Noble Caledonia everywhere from the British Isles and the Indian Ocean to South America and the Antarctic. From a young age, he developed a passion for history (particularly maritime history) and heritage and pursued this at university with an undergraduate degree in History from the University of Glasgow followed by a postgraduate Masters in Heritage Studies from the University of St Andrews. He then spent several years in different curatorial and museum roles - including at Historic Environment Scotland, Captain Scott's RRS Discovery, and the South Georgia Heritage Trust (working as the curator of the South Georgia Museum on the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia). His primary area of interest is maritime history, and he has published several articles on the early 19th century history of the Royal Navy. Finlay now splits his time back in the UK between Scotland and north Wales and loves spending his free moments out exploring the Cairngorms or Snowdonia National Parks