Ryan Kearley BoatBuilder

Sussex-based wooden boat workshop nestled in the South Downs. Specialising in skiffs, gigs, canoes and punts. Our facilities enable us to undertake extensive restoration work under cover and the construction of new craft. We build coastal and river craft to the lines of historic or regional pleasure and working craft. We can also provide winter storage for craft up to about two and a half tonne.

We provide a full shipwright service for all wooden boats, including general maintenance, structural repair, interior joinery and spar-making for wooden vessels up to 50 foot in length. We also run a series of woodworking courses associated with watercraft. If you would like to come and build a coracle, or learn traditional methods of boatbuilding through courses in wooden boat restoration.