Designing Boats • Building Boats • Using Boats
The 2025 boat festival calendar kicks off with the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart, Tasmania from 7-10 February. Held biennially since 1994, the AWBF is the largest celebration of wooden boats and maritime culture in the Southern Hemisphere. The 2023 festival … Continued
Women outnumber men on the Boat Building Academy’s flagship 40-week course for the first time in its 28-year history. The newest student cohort at the Boat Building Academy (BBA) in Lyme Regis, Dorset comprises eight women and seven men. The … Continued
Renowned ocean rowing boat builder Justin Adkin is rejoining the teaching team at the Boat Building Academy and Furniture School (BBA) in Lyme Regis, Dorset. The winning skipper in the 2005/6 Atlantic Rowing Race is returning to the BBA after time away … Continued
Nominations are now open for the 5th edition of the world’s only awards devoted exclusively to electric boats – The Gustave Trouvé Awards for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating: ‘The Gussies’ for short. This year’s awards are being presented … Continued
Some of the UK’s finest wooden boatbuilding craftsmanship will be exhibited on the Wooden Boatbuilder’s Trade Association (WBTA) stand at this year’s Southampton Boat Show, opening tomorrow. Dick Phillips of Willow Bay Boats is at the show with one of … Continued
The first Festival of the Lake is coming to Windermere Jetty Museum on 17 August. Organised by Lakeland Arts, the festival will feature captivating talks, live music, stalls, lake-themed activities and an opportunity to explore Windermere on a historic boat. … Continued
A man from Norfolk is embarking on a three-day sailing challenge along the River Thames to raise funds for the international disaster relief charity, ShelterBox. Paul Weatherill, 69, will be launching his homemade dinghy, ‘ShelterBoat’, at the Thames Traditional Boat … Continued
The Southampton International Boat Show (13-22 September 2024) has announced the return of Women in Marine Day, sponsored by DF Capital, to be held on Thursday, 19 September 2024. This day-long celebration highlights the significant contributions of women in the … Continued
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) is recruiting five experienced shipwrights to join the HMS Victory conservation project team based in Portsmouth; a once-in-a-generation opportunity to be part of conserving the world’s oldest commissioned ship. Launched in 1765 and still … Continued
100 years ago, when ‘Cherub’ was built and launched at Everson’s Boatyard in Woodbridge, Suffolk, nobody would have thought that in 2024 she and four of her sisters, built to what became the Deben Cherub design, would be sailing together … Continued