This page details my time at the Lyme Regis boat building academy and gives a background to my work.

 Lyme Regis boat building academy

 I was a student at the BBA from September 2007 to June 2008. I attended the 'long course' which consisted of an eight week foundation course learning all about hand tool work and producing test peices before moving down to the main workshop and building the boats.

The school is situated on Monmouth beach in Lyme Regis and runs a range of short and long courses in woodworking and boat building. 

The course was intensive and very 'hands on'. I very much enjoyed my time at the school and am fortunate to live local to Lyme Regis and therefore visit from time to time.

The picture below shows the main workshop where the boats are built.

Below - The upstairs workbench area where students spend time completing the foundation course.

I spent time working on some of the boats as well as helping a colleague with her build of a strip planked sea kayak - the completed hull below.

Below - My friend John Harris working on his boat.

Launch Day in June 2008 - some of the boats shown below.

You could not want for a more well set and interesting location!

If you are interested in courses at the school then click the link below.