14 Nov Back to school!
We were very pleased to welcome a group of 6th formers and teachers from Abingdon school recently. They booked a Dinghy Repair Workshop and managed to virtually complete 2 large...
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10 Nov K6 Before and After
We love a good set of before and after photos. This K6 was hit by the pole of another trying to duck. Big cracks and crease ran from near gunwale to...
01 Nov All in a day’s work, well 10 actually!
Our last 10 days work have included some varied jobs and no less than 8 different classes of boat! - K6 hit by the pole of another K6 trying to duck....
02 Jul RS200 Buyer’s Guide – Part 2
In this video on the West Country Boat Repairs YouTube Channel, Pete shows you what to look for on the hull of an RS200, sharing his knowledge on which issues...
23 Jun We’ve been busy – sanding transoms, replacing floor boards, welding hulls, fixing joints and polishing bows!
We have been a bit too busy to post many updates lately, so we thought we'd give you a taste of the work, that we do week in, week out. ...
04 May RS200 Buyer’s Guide – part 1
Are you looking to buy or sell an RS200? In this video Pete passes on his tips, showing you how to go through a boat, working from front to back,...
01 Apr feelgood Friday – the glamorous side of West Country Boat Repairs
We think you've seen enough of Ugly, so here are Penni and Kimberley, looking fantastic, and more importantly doing a fantastic job for us. Kimberley is our 'Apprentice' Bosun, you...
17 Mar They send us flatpack furniture – we send them boats!
This week we sent a lorry full of sailing dinghies to our regular customer in Sweden, just in time for the new sailing season. We sourced 13 Laser/ILCAs, Fevas and a...
10 Mar Tips for buying a 2000 – part 2
As sponsor of the 2000 class Millenium Series, West Country Boat Repairs have been repairing, buying and selling 2000s for many years, including acting as a broker for sailors looking...
09 Mar The future of Dinghy Racing
Owner of West Country Boat Repairs, Pete Vincent, has a lifelong passion for Dinghy Racing and likes nothing better than coaching keen young sailors. He was at Restronguet Sailing Club this...
18 Feb Kimberley’s Bosun Training part 2 – rudder refurbishment
Imagine Kimberley’s delight (and a touch of apprehension) when Pete told her that she would be refurbishing a rudder, not just any rudder, but the rudder from the RS500 owned...
10 Feb What to look for when buying a 2000 – new video to help you
As sponsor of the 2000 class Millenium Series, West Country Boat Repairs have been repairing, buying and selling 2000s for many years, including acting as a broker for sailors looking...
07 Feb Live Boat Repairs and Repair Advice at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show, 26-27 Feb 2022
We are very pleased to say that we will be exhibiting at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show, over the weekend of 26th and 27th February. The show is moving...
28 Jan Orkney Fishing Boat Update – new floor
You might have seen from our previous post that one of our big jobs this Winter is the large scale repair to this 20ft Orkney fishing boat. We're pleased to report...
19 Jan What’s a bosun Pete?
When Pete's step daughter Kimberley asked Pete "What's a bosun?" he explained that it's a classic 14-ft GRP sailing dinghy created for the Royal Navy in the 1960's, not the...
11 Jan Nice one Sian!
We were pleased to welcome Sian Reynolds to a GRP Dinghy Repair Workshop recently. Sian won her place as a prize in the West Country Boat Repairs 2000 Millenium Series,...
06 Jan And now we know dinghy racing has fully recovered!
A real sign that normal dinghy racing had fully recovered in second half of 2021 is that we have our first University Firefly in for repair since March 2019! We have...
04 Jan Orkney Fishing Boat Repair
One of our big jobs for this winter is quite a large scale repair to a 20ft Orkney fishing boat. The boat came in with a small rotten/soft section to...
25 Nov West Country Boat Repairs RS200 South West Ugly Tour 2021
After a fantastic Tour of 7 very varied events the West Country Boat Repairs sponsored RS200 Ugly Tour came down to the closest possible finish at Chew Valley LSC on...
25 Nov Have you always wanted to learn how to repair your own boat?
Book onto on of our Repair workshop days and learn how to fix all those nicks and dings from the season and refurbish your foils too. Or how about booking...