Designing Boats • Building Boats • Using Boats
We can’t be the only ones who’ve wandered down to Monmouth Beach in Lyme Regis and peered through the windows of the Boat Building Academy, trying to catch a glimpse of what’s going on inside? Well to celebrate turning 25, … Continued
What better way to end the week than by bringing you news of the inaugural Wooden Boat Gathering? Taking place on 6th, 7th and 8th May at the award-winning Windermere Jetty Museum and organised by the Wooden Boatbuilders’ Trade Association, … Continued
A Devon college at the forefront of helping women break into the marine sector is celebrating International Women into Marine Day today. South Devon College wants to help change the perception of a career in marine by encouraging more women to … Continued
Tickets are now on sale for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival Maritime Trail 2022, with a full programme of activities including tours of boatyards, hands-on workshops and the chance to try boats on the water. The Maritime Trail runs on … Continued
Two new wooden boats built by students at French wooden boatbuilding school Skol ar Mor were launched earlier this year. A François Vivier Ilur and a traditional Breton canot both took to the water for the first time on 29th January, the result … Continued
Returning as a live event this year, the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show is on this weekend (26-27 February) at its new home in Farnborough International Exhibition Centre.
Dinghy cruising takes centre stage at the show…Continued
What do traditional Portuguese fishing boats launched by oxen, a planing houseboat with top speeds of 40 knots and WaterCraft magazine have in common? We’re all at the Worldwide Classic Boat Show, open from today until Sunday 27th February…
BoatLife Live 2022, the brand new four-day boat show, opens its doors to visitors today at the NEC Birmingham. Ocean racer and solo sailor Pip Hare will officially open the event, which will see boats and marine brands exhibiting across … Continued
Will this finally be the year of the festival? Will this summer see us brushing up on our shanties or checking those tides for the Chenal du Four? So many festivals and events have been postponed or cancelled over the … Continued
We are so sad to hear the news about James Wharram. Our thoughts are with Hanneke and family. Hanneke has written some words about James, which we have shared below. What an incredible man and an extraordinary life. “We are … Continued