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01/07 Boat building

For Sale: 17ft open sailing boat ideal for dinghy cruising

Buy a Gorran Haven Crabber & Go Wild Camping Classic Sailing co-founder Debbie Purser is offering her TWO stunning spritsail yawls for Sale. 17ft

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Wild Boy and Leafy

26/04 Boat building

40 Week Boat Building Course – What it involves and what comes next

A Short Guide The 40 week boat building course is the only complete practical training route available in the UK. It is not a

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Debbie at the Boat Building Academy

03/09 Boat building

The 40 Week Boat Building Course

Learn about the 40 Week Boat Building Course at Course at Lyme Regis – Debbie’s Experience When the pandemic shut down Classic Sailing in

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21/05 Boat building

“Skills Which I Can Take Literally Anywhere”

Former Paratrooper Steve Brown thought he didn’t have the skills or the funds to get into boatbuilding, but ‘fate’ led him to the BBA.

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12/03 Boat building

Meet Dan Lee: Guest Tutor at the Boat Building Academy

Rising star of social media for his instructional boat building videos, Dan Lee is stepping out from behind the camera to teach a two-week

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hannah and sophia are re training as boat builders

04/01 Boat building

How 2 women funded a 40 week boatbuilding course

The 40 week professional boat building course at The Boat Building Academy is something many of us would like to do, but it is

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08/12 Boat building

Can I become a boat builder in 40 weeks?

Yes and No. Yes, because you WILL build a boat in 40 weeks, several in fact. And if you graduate and pass your exams

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07/12 Announcing New Voyages

September Sailing – Northern lights, Sail-Camp & Boat building careers

September Sailing – Star gazing & Northern lights If you want to see stars or the Northern lights you need the dark. In September

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06/12 Announcing New Voyages

February Sailing – Where can I go on a tall ship?

You can go sailing in February, but where? February is the month to see the Antarctic Peninsula, as the summer ends. The snow flurries

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Antarctic sunset by Valeery Vasilevsky

05/12 Announcing New Voyages

December Sailing – What can a sailor do this month?

Classic Sailing offer our top tips for actually sailing in December, or skills you can learn on dry land this month that will enhance

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financial assistance to learn to build boats like this

17/11 Boat building

Do you want to learn boat building? – Bursaries now available

Want to be a boat builder? – Can’t afford a course? The Boat Building Academy offers quite a bit more than just boat building

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27/12 Boat building

Career Change – My experiences on a 40 week boat building course

Could I become a boat builder?…or at least improve my skills Debbie Purser from Classic Sailing took a bit more than a career break

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Rolling Home to Hamburg: Kiel Canal and Lower Elbe - 4 nights onboard

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Fri 30-04-2027

Kiel, Germany

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Tue 04-05-2027

Hamburg, Germany

“Exhilarating without being scary.” Angela

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Lübeck Bay and the Kiel Fjord - 5 nights on board

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Taster Sailing Round Trip: Lübeck Bay and Wismar Bay - 4 nights onboard

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Travemünde, Germany

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