Slipway Co-operative

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The Slipway Co-operative Ltd is a boat building and restoration company based at the Underfall Yard in Bristol, England.

Boat building construction and engineering of boats

Boat building is the design and construction of boats and their systems. This includes at a minimum a hull, with propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety and other systems as a craft requires.

Underfall Yard

The Underfall Yard is a historic boatyard on Spike Island serving Bristol Harbour, the harbour in the city of Bristol, England.

Bristol City and county in England

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The Co-operative was founded in 2002 by Win Cnoops, and the company undertakes the build of new, and repairs and restores timber yachts and motorboats. [1] Recent work has included the refit of Uffa Fox's 45 ft The Huff of Arklow, the world's first oceangoing yacht designed with a fin and skeg, [2] and the 35 ft Vigilant built in 1930. [3] They also manufactured the stern windows for the restoration of the SS Great Britain.

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The company also builds two classic boat designs, the 14 ft Bristol Jollyboat and the 32 ft Cornish Pilot Gig.

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Vessels built by the Slipway Co-operative Ltd

Recent vessels built by the company:

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References

  1. "Welcome". The Slipway Co-operative Company. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
  2. "The Huff of Arklow Legend". Cremyll Sailing. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
  3. "Vigilant". Uffa Fox. Retrieved 5 December 2007.

Coordinates: 51°26′49″N2°37′02″W / 51.446827°N 2.617361°W / 51.446827; -2.617361

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