 Since its inception, "Shipwright" has been co-edited by John Bowen C Eng MRNI with Dr Martin Robson.Bowen preserves the long lineage of "Model Shipwright", having worked actively on the journal since its creation in 1972, subsequently becoming its editor in 1974 until the final instalment.In the first annual, the editors assert that the change of format from a quarterly journal to an annual has three major benefits.