🚤 NEW for 2026: Boatbuilding Experience Days! 🔨 Ever wanted to try traditional boatbuilding but can’t commit to a full course? This is your chance 👀 Our Boatbuilding Experience Days are hands-on, immersive, and seriously good fun. ✨ What you’ll get stuck into: Steam bending oak to create a bent timber ring Fastening with traditional copper nail and rove Making a mobile phone stand using dovetail joinery Trying your hand at caulking Learning some classic knots and making a keyring to take home Plus… a guided tour of our boatyard! 🕤 Time: 09:30 – approx. 16:30 🍽 Lunch: Fish & chips provided (vegetarian/vegan options available) ☕ Tea & coffee available all day 👥 Who’s it for? Ages 14+ (no upper age limit!) Under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult (18+) No previous experience needed 🦺 What to wear: Suitable workshop clothing & footwear (All PPE provided) 📅 Dates & Prices: Adult Experience Day – £119 📍 Saturday 25th April 2026 📍 Saturday 4th July 2026 Young Person Experience Day – £149 (1 adult + 1 young person) 📍 Saturday 23rd May 2026 📍 Location: Pioneer Sailing Trust Harker’s Yard, Shipyard Estate Copperas Road, Brightlingsea Essex, CO7 0AR 📧 To book or find out more: Email training@pioneersailingtrust.org.uk Spaces are limited—don’t miss your chance to get hands-on with traditional boatbuilding! ⚓ #PioneerSailingTrust #PioneerCK18 #Boatbuilding #ExperienceDays #BoatRestoration

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It took 3 months to sail 10,500 Nautical Miles from Grenada to Dubai...It took much longer to share the entire Voyage on YouTube 😅 about 1 year and 8 months to get it all out there. So luckily, we breezed through the Straight of Hormuz before everything changed. Good luck to the owners of Amelia, Karl and Michele who are now living full time on their epic boat in Dubai. #bumsonaboat#boatlife#sailing#saillife#dubai#straightofhormuz#sailor#voyage#travel

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I’ve been provisioning the boat. Somewhere between oranges and bleach, I managed to fall. Nothing to dramatic — just a swollen elbow and a reminder. Longevity isn’t about living long. It’s about staying steady. Field notes from Buren Bay. #WritingInPlace #Longevity #HealthyAging #SlowTravel #AgingWell

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