Upcoming Events
Explore our upcoming events at the Boat Building Academy and see where we’ll be exhibiting at boat shows.
Graduates joyously launch their new boats on hottest June day ever.
Our graduates couldn’t disguise their joy as they launched their new boats into the sea at Lyme Regis on the hottest June day ever recorded.
Boat Building Academy celebrates award win after ‘transformational’ five years.
BBA wins Business of the Year in British Marine’s 2026 Boatbuilders sector awards.
Summer Launch Day
On the 24th of June at 14:00 our September boatbuilding students are set to launch.
Boat Building Academy Class wins ‘Rising Star’ award
On the 24th of June at 14:00 our September boatbuilding students are set to launch.
Thanks for coming to our Open Day 2026
We’re so grateful to everyone who joined us for our Open Day It was fantastic to see such a great turnout! We
New Chair of Trustees at the Boat Building Academy.
The Boat Building Academy has selected Janet Breeze as its Chair of Trustees. The appointment comes as the Academy embarks on an ambitious
Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) helped me become a boatbuilder in the UK
Brenden George, 35, and from Toronto took the Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) visa route and trained at the Boat Building Academy (BBA) in
Emily Stokes appointed as tutor on our flagship boat building course
Former Boat Building Academy student Emily Stokes is returning to Lyme Regis as a tutor on the flagship 40-week course. Emily, was
