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Pierhead painter Dominique Perotin’s portrait of newly built Victorian racing yacht Integrity

French pierhead painter Dominique Perotin has produced this portrait of the newly-built Victorian gentleman’s racing yacht Integrity - and it seems to me that she has joined the wonderful yacht’s growing legion of admirers. (Click on the link to see her website.) … Continue reading

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Boat building at Martha’s Vineyard

Beautiful boats and an inspiring underlying story – even if it does have more than a touch of Hollywood style sentimentality about it. Thanks for the link Hans-Christian Rieck!

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BBA December 2011 student launch – first two photos

  The Boat Building Academy staffer Emma Brice has kindly sent over a couple of photos she took at this year’s somewhat wintry-looking student launch. I hope it wasn’t too cold down at Lyme! The catboat above left was built … Continue reading

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