The Bristol Classic Boat Company
The Bristol Classic Boat Company are building truly distinctive, wooden sailing vessels based on the best features of the working boats of the sailing era, adapted to include modern ideas of comfort and safety.Bristol Classic Boat Company specialise in the building, rebuilding, restoration and repair of wooden boats.They do everything from minor repairs and maintenance to total rebuilding and building from scratch.They specialise in wood. They believe Wood is Good. Wooden boats up to a certain size are economical and long-lasting.They have the proven skills to keep old ones in good repair, to restore or rebuild those that have fallen on hard times, and are currently engaged in building a 56 foot traditional wooden sailing boat from scratch.
The Island Trust has been providing this opportunity for young people to sail from Salcombe and elsewhere for 33 years. Alongside the repair business, The Bristol Classic Boat Company intends to attract more orders for new wooden boats based on the best of the working boats from the last days of commercial sail. In the past they used to own and sail the 80 year old Brixham trawler Provident but when she proved too expensive to maintain they decided to sell her and charter when they wanted to sail bigger boats. Now they have been offered the money for this new boat, designed with their needs in mind and built to the highest safety standards.
For more information, please visit http://www.bristolclassicboat.co.uk