|
June 2008 Events |
June flew by, busy even by Academy standards. Students on the September 2007 course sat their exams on 4th and 5th, then some of them took their boats to the Beale Park Thames Boat Show for Friday 6th to Sunday 7th, where they met up with staff, former students and other friends of the Academy. It was the perfect weekend, camping by the Thames, looking at boats, sailing boats and talking about boats.
|
Then came Sunday 29th June, and the gig launch. The sun shone on the mayor, the vicar, the town crier and the town; sea shanties were sung, salt was scattered, the boat was blessed and rowed across the bay. It was memorable. |
Beale Park
|
|
| Emma, presiding over the Boat Building Academy marquee |
|
|
|
Will Reed's (former student) restoration project, Ian Thomson's 'Nestaway'and Charlie Hussey's Peapod (from left to right) |
|
 |
|
| Interior of Charlie's boat |
Exterior of Charlie's boat |
 |
John Harris and his glued clinker Tammie Norrie. Click here to see the photographic record of the build |
| |
|
|
| John in casual pose, Rob Hitchen's Salcombe Yawl alongside |
|
Ian Thomson's sectional dinghy. For the photographic diary of the build click here
Now he has finished the course, Ian has started a business, 'Nestaway'. His website is at www.nestawayboats.com. He is now building a workshop in Christchurch and will start production from September
|
| |
| |
|
| Former students came, bringing the boats they've been working on since leaving the course. Myke Littler, now part of the Slipway Co-operative in Bristol, was there with 'Young Bristol', the gig the Co-operative has just finished. |
|
|
|
 |
Will Reed (left) and the restoration project he has been working on for the last year |
| |
|
And last but not least, Rob Hitchen brought his Salcombe Yawl. Rob was named British Marine Federation Trainee of the Year in March, because of his exceptional progress on the course and his focus and hard work setting up his business after graduating. The yawl looked splendid and Rob's business is thriving. His website is at www.salcombeboatbuilder.com and click here for the photographic diary of the build at the Academy |
 |
| |
|
| Then it was all back to Lyme Regis for the end of the September course, celebrated by the course boat launch in Lyme Regis harbour and a barbecue on the beach on Thursday 12th. |
|
| September 2007 Course Boat Launch |
|
| |
|
 |
|
| From the left: Gareth, Charlie, John and Ian |
|
| |
|
| All at sea... (including Eleanor, the Marine Centre's boat sailed by students, in safety boat capacity) |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Gareth Evans, in the Viking helmet, with Richard Williams (aka Dick) who helped him on the build. Click here for the diary. |
|
 |
|
The September 2007 class on their last afternoon before they packed up their boats (in Lynn's case her table) and finished the course. We hope to see them all again soon.
Last, but not least, congratulations to Instructor Justin Adkin and his wife, Alex, on the birth of their first baby, Tilly, on 27th May. |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
| |
| Printable Documents |
|
| Contact Us |
Telephone:
+44 (0) 1297 445545 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
 |
| |
|
|
| |
 |
|
|
