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Boat Building Academy Founder receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Tim Gedge, founder and Honorary Life President of the Boat Building Academy (BBA) and Furniture School in Lyme Regis has been presented with the

MP Edward Morello speaking in Westminster.

A huge thank you to Edward Morello, MP for West Dorset, for his speech in Westminster yesterday. During the debate ‘Role of

Watercraft Magazine – What makes a boatbuilder?

Our graduates make the front page of Watercraft Magazine and Colin Henwood met with Jack Livesey.

Dan Lee to guest tutor new skiff course at the Boat Building Academy

Online boat builder Dan Lee is stepping out from behind the camera to teach a two-week face-to-face skiff building course.

BBA enrolls more women than men for the first time in its history

Women outnumber men on the Boat Building Academy’s flagship 40-week course for the first time in its 28-year history. The newest student

Our solar PV is up and running

As mentioned in our recent news post, the Academy received grant funding from Low Carbon Dorset as part of the Shared Prosperity

Launch Day, June 2024

Congratulations to the Class of August 2023! 🎉 ‘Launch Day’ has marked the end of their time at the Boat Building Academy

Solar Panel plan for Boat Building Academy approved!

DORSET Council has agreed that solar panels can be added to the Boat Building Academy at Monmouth Beach, Lyme Regis. The council

Lyme Regis celebrates gig’s first world championship appearance.

A new wooden gig, partly-built at the Boat Building Academy (BBA) in Lyme Regis, has made its debut at the World Pilot Gig Championships 2024.