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Boat Collection Manager, Andy Wyke with Witch of Worbarrow (front) and Witch of Weymouth (back). Boat Collection Manager, Andy Wyke with Witch of Weymouth. Boat builder Ian Baird’s Witch of Weymouth replica of a Dorset crab and lobster boat is now on show at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, together with the 100-year old original … Continue reading “Two Witches on show at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall”
Boat Building Academy graduate Ian Baird’s first professional commission is nearly ready to take to the water after an extensive restoration. Yoma II is a 1961 Burnham on Sea Motor Boat Company-built vessel based on theirSturdy 16 model of the time. However Yoma was built at 14ft to the owner’s specification. ‘We think the original … Continue reading “Ian Baird restores a 1961 Burnham on Sea motor launch”
Witch of Weymouth launch – thanks to James Bird, Gemma Blathwayt and Tracy Marler for the photos BBA class of 2010 – photo by Chelsea Davine Boat Building Academy staffer Emma Brice has written in with some photos of the last boat to be built and launched by last year’s student intake – and it’s … Continue reading “BBA students launch Dorset crab and lobster boat replica Witch of Weymouth”