Whether you sail a 2000 and would like to get some tips, let's face it, you'd be mad not to listen to any advice from the sailors involved in producing this, or you are just interested in sailing, this video really is a must-watch. Using photos...
West Country Boat Repairs are proud to sponsor the 2000 Class Association Millenium series, we fully support their commitment to competitive racing and love the family-friendly ethos that runs through the fleet. These inclusive, yet competitive values tempted WCBR owner, Pete Vincent to join the class...
Did you know that 20% of our work is as a result of trolley or trailer damage to the boat? Our (often expensive) boats spend most of their lives sat on a trolleys or trailers, but so many dinghy sailors do not look after their trolley,...
Comet Trio Red Baron came into the workshop in a terrible state after a laser bow went right through the hull and came out in the cockpit! Luckily no-one was injured in the incident. We thought you might like to have a look at these before...
We love a major repair, and this one certainly fits that description! The shroud U bolt on this 2000 pulled through the hull in 30 knots, due to a previous poor repair. All the load went on the underside of the deck, pulling the deck off...
Blue skies, 15 knot winds and Pete Vincent and super crew Sophie Bentley stealing 2nd place from Paul Cullen and Fresh Abendstern at the R6 finish line! Watch the fabulous finish of race 6 here We are 22713 with the light blue kite! Plus, luxury locally produced New...
As many of our friends and customers will know, West Country Boat Repairs sponsor the RS200 South West Ugly Tour, including the recent 'Cornish Nationals' at Restronguet SC. In the run up to the event Restronguet SC posted "rumour has it that RSC are spending a...
We've supported a large number of school, university and club Firefly fleets for a long time, but it's rare that we get a swarm such as this - six Fireflies from 5 different locations all in at once! That's enough for a super team racing...
Gordon Finlay recently came on one of our repair workshops and like many others, brought his own boat with him to work on as he learnt the skills, under Grant's supervision. We would like to congratulate him on undertaking one of the biggest repairs ever...
This is one of Wellington College's fleet of Fireflies. It had a significant point of impact very close to bottom of the bow which had crushed the whole lay up right through. Once Kimberley had belt sanded away all the crushed/damaged fibreglass there was a hole...