Our first talk for SAMPHIRE 2014 was at the Mallaig Heritage Centre. The centre is a fascinating collection of local historical items and information, with a very large proportion dedicated to maritime history, such as the large steam boiler and hand-operated capstan on display outside the entrance to the museum. We gave an hour long talk to a group of locals and ended up leaving around an hour later after a great discussion and swapping of much information. A huge thanks to Malcolm Poole for helping us to organise this talk.