Summary
A hands-on scheme on practical boat restoration, renovation and repair, covering joinery, electrics, plumbing and engines. The programme is delivered on a block release scheme, 1 week per month, at the training centre at The Pioneer Sailing Trust in Brightlingsea, Essex.
What you will do at work
- General Boatyard Duties, including keeping the yard clean and tidy
- Boat Handling, Hauling and Launching
- Boat Maintenance and Winter Preparation
- Scrubbing and Antifouling
- Workshop and Shipwright Support, including helping prepare boats for repairs and restoration work – timber repairs, GRP repairs, painting, varnishing and general boat maintenance.
- Equipment and Machinery, including daily checks
- Customer Boat Preparation and Movements
- Health, Safety and Environmental Responsibilities
- General Team Support
Training
Block Release 1 week per month at The Pioneer Sailing Trust, Brightlingsea, Essex
Accommodation provided and travel costs refunded to and from Brightlingsea
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Haines Boatyard has been part of Itchenor’s boating heritage for more than a century, built on traditional craftsmanship and a commitment to quality.
When the Haines family placed the yard on the market in 1983, members of Itchenor Sailing Club stepped in to secure its future. Today, the yard remains a not-for-profit organisation majority owned by ISC members, with all resources reinvested into the facilities, the workforce, and the harbour community.
Our skilled team continues the tradition of high quality shipwrighting while supporting the club’s keelboat fleet, and the wider sailing community, with year round maintenance, moorings, storage, and scrubbing services. With close collaboration between ISC and the Boatyard including club members serving as non-executive directors, both organisations work together to keep sailing in Chichester Harbour thriving.
After this apprenticeship
There are many different areas an apprentice can go into, both in the UK and across the world. The skills learnt are highly valued both nationally and internationally.
Things to consider
Boatyards can be cold, wet and muddy – especially in winter.