We are used to major repairs, but this one trumped most that we see. The boat had unfortunately cartwheeled down the quay at Newquay in Wales and needed an extensive repair to numerous areas. Before This video taken by the owner, shows the extent of the damage (click...
At West Country Boat Repairs, we are used to sourcing boats for sailing schools, sailing clubs and commercial centres around the world, but this consignment for Sri Lanka is our furthest yet! Pete first met Lalin from Sri Lanka when he sailed the Enterprise World Championships...
It's always good to finish work on a sunny Friday, especially when having done a good week's work. Here's what we've been up to recently. Kimberley in her element repairing an old Flying 15 where the jib tracks have pulled out. A training 2000 from Llandegfedd...
From Supernovas to Comets, our customers have had a smashing time on the water lately! We know that an incident on the water can be upsetting and stressful, and certainly do not make light of incidents, but boat-on-boat damage repairs are bread and butter to us....
The mainstay of our work is, of course, repairing boats, but our team have used their fibreglass repair skills on anything and everything from tractors, canoes, horse trailers, racing cars and even a swimming pool over the years. We recently ran a bespoke fibreglass training course...
Looking back to 2020, COVID and lockdown 5 years on, everything seems a bit surreal. We knew that once restrictions eased, sailors would want to get back on the water as soon as possible and to help everyone do that we produced a video to help...
Kimberley has come a very long way since she first worked for West Country Boat Repairs to 'learn how to do a few small scale repairs' in the Winter of 2021/22, after working a summer season as an instructor at a watersports centre and realising...
Looking after our boat and spares sales, Rebecca will probably be your contact if you're interested in buying something from us. We don't always list everything we have for sale on our website, so do contact her if you are looking for something, whether it...
West Country Boat Repairs have recently installed a new winch and hoist system, allowing us to handle larger boats with ease - it certainly helped us with this Venture, which is one of the Whitefriars Sailabilty Boats, enabling wheelchair users to access the water, as...
We are very pleased that the second hand boat and spares side of West Country Boat Repairs is busier than ever. We are looking for a special person to help manage this for us, to free up our boat repair experts to concentrate on what...