A five-day melting pot of traditional and modern techniques. Practical activities include tool sharpening, timber preparation, scarfing, gluing, removal and refitting of planks, riveting and steam bending. Time permitting you will refit internal components (e.g. thwarts, risers and knees). There may an opportunity to bring your own boat for the group to work on, please get in touch for details. There will be an additional charge for any materials used on your own boat.
If you are thinking about joining a short course we are always happy to discuss which course or series of courses are appropriate for you. If you have a boat you would like to bring to the Academy to work on as part of a short course, please email basic details (length and construction type) along with photographs of the areas that need work. We will let you know as soon as we can whether you can bring the boat for the group to work on as part of the course.
Some people are able to make sails for their own boat on the sail making course. Please let us know what you would like to make and we will let you know whether it is possible.
The first day the course starts at 0900.
After the first day all courses run to the normal workshop times of: 0830 to 1730
Dates for the next courses are:
The Boat Building Academy houses living accommodation for nine students. The accommodation is basic but comfortable and reasonably priced, enabling people to live and work on Monmouth Beach for the duration of their course.
Rooms are reserved on a ‘first come, first served’ basis as people book their place on a course. We do our best to give priority to students on the 40 week Boat Building course. Should the accommodation be full, the Academy will, within reason, help people joining the longer course to find a suitable place to stay in Lyme Regis and the surrounding area.
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