Following the successful Women in Boatbuilding British tour, the team have now gone to Italy to meet their colleagues in Europe
boat building
Why the International Boatbuilding Training College – IBTC Lowestoft – is closing its doors for good
The cost of materials and general overheads, impacted by Britain’s departure from the European Unit (Brexit), the Covid-19 pandemic and Ukraine war, along with falling student numbers have been cited…
How I built my own 18ft motorboat
Having already built a dinghy and a dayboat, Ben Russell decided to design and construct an 18ft Selway Fisher Clyde motorboat
British Boatbuilders Survey launched: have your say
The British Boatbuilders Survey aims to find out who is working in the leisure boatbuilding sector in the UK
New bursaries and courses launched by the Boat Building Academy
The Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis has unveiled new courses and bursaries for students and local people
What to expect to learn on a boat building course
Fancy building or restoring your own boat? Ali Wood takes a tour of the Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis
How to become a boat builder in 40 weeks
Inspired by a stunning homebuilt yacht, Ali Wood visits the Boat Building Academy to learn how any of us can become boatbuilders
Home-built boat: From design research to launch
Chris Comerie uses retirement to fulfil a teenage boatbuild ambition, resulting in a trailable gaff-slooped pocket cruiser