After
the staff introduced themselves each student said a few
words about what they had done in the past, what they want
to achieve on the course and what they hope for in the future.
People had come from, among other places, Dundee, Northern
Ireland, Germany, the South of France, Australia and Lyme
Regis to join the course.
Their backgrounds
include mechanical engineering, farming, finance, marine
sports technology, sculpture, tree surgery, accountancy,
advertising and photography. Two of the group were
joining the Academy for the second time; graduates of
the 8 week 'Woodworking Skills' course they were inspired
to further their training and specialise in boat building,
restoration and repair.
By the end of
September it was decided that the group would build twelve
boats, more than any class has built before. Quite
a challenge, but Justin Adkin their Chief Instructor reckons
they are more than capable. Launch day for the Class
of September 2010 is 9 June. We've got a feeling
time will fly...
The
group's woodworking skills are now up to scratch, they
have lofted and taken lines, built five stitch and tape
dinghies in a week, made clinker sections and all the
signs are that they are going to prove themselves an exceptional
group. Twelve boats will tell. They move down
to the main workshop in early January when we will start
keeping photographic diaries of the builds on the website.
To meet the
Class of September 2010, click here
for their profiles.
