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Yacht Refits
Berthon takes on 13 new apprentices for 2019/20
November 24, 2019
13 Apprentices begin their training at Berthon to become part of the highly trained workforce. September saw five Berthon apprentices graduate from their training during Southampton Boat Show which was hosted by British Marine. They have all been offered full-time positions with Berthon and we are pleased that they have all…
BRYNHILDE is back at Berthon
November 21, 2019
Brynhilde, the 10m 1958 wooden Bermudian sloop Fred Parker design is back at Berthon, this time for a major replacement of her teak deck. Brynhilde arrived at Lymington Marina last autumn as a new annual berth holder, fresh from the Mediterranean, and to undergo a minor refit in our Big…
Maiden Light, 24-ton aux cutter built by Berthon Boat Co. in 1936
November 15, 2019
After 83 years Maiden Light is back at Berthon Year built: 1936 Keel: Ful Build number: #490 LOA: 52 ft Builder: Berthon Boat Co. Beam: 12 ft Size: 24 tons Maiden Light was one of the largest Gauntlets built by Berthon; she’s a typical design with an elegant sheer and…
Congratulations to our latest graduating Apprentices
October 28, 2019
Congratulations to our latest graduating Apprentices We are excited to announce that last month our fourth-year graduating apprentices, Dan, Brendon, Dan, Chris and Dewi, along with 55 others from other companies, attended their graduation ceremony. Accompanied by Brian May Berthon’s MD and Keith Longman our Yard Manager, they travelled up…
Refurbishment of a Fisheries Patrol Vessel
October 16, 2019
Berthon has refurbished a Fisheries Patrol Vessel from the world’s remotest inhabited island, Tristan da Cunha, for the UK government’s Blue Belt Programme. Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately 1,511 miles from South Africa and 2,166 miles from the…
Marine Apprentices at Berthon Boat Company
October 9, 2019
Marine Apprentices at Berthon Boat Company As the modern workforce becomes more transient it is more important than ever that we train, support and develop our marine apprentices. To this end we continue to innovate with our apprenticeship programme, broadening depth and adding value to the core college delivery. This…
Queen Eilene is back on the water.
October 8, 2019
Refit of a 1951 Liverpool Class Lifeboat, Queen Eilene, is complete. Earlier this year you may have read that Berthon Boat Company were tasked with the refit of Queen Eilene, a 1951 twin-screw 35’ 6” Liverpool Class lifeboat (originally named B.H.M.H.). Queen Eilene was originally built by Rowhedge Ironworks,…
Berthon RIB Solutions supports the Royal Lymington Yacht Club Junior Regatta
August 12, 2019
Berthon RIB Solutions loan a new Gemini Waverider 505 Sailing School Coaching & Safety Boat to the RLYMYC The newly launched Gemini Waverider 505 Sailing School Coaching & Safety Boat from Berthon RIB Solutions was recently loaned to Royal Lymington Yacht Club to support the 82 entries in the Junior…
A busy time for Berthon Marine Services
August 5, 2019
A busy time for Berthon Marine Services A strong 2018 was followed by an even busier first-half of 2019 for Berthon’s Marine Services Division. As always, their big blue sheds have seen a real mix of commercial, patrolling and defence sector vessels undercover for planned maintenance, major refits and repairs….
Berthon Rib Solutions UK & Ireland Gemini RIB distributor
August 5, 2019
Berthon Rib Solutions Ltd has experienced a busy first 6 months as the newly appointed UK & Ireland Gemini RIB distributor. We have received and fitted out 2 stock boats, the Gemini Waverider 780 and Waverider 880, which are both now berthed on VersaDock floating dock system in Berthon Marina…
Wooden Bermudian sloop restored by Berthon
July 24, 2019
10 metre wooden Bermudian sloop, Brynhilde has been refitted in our Big Blue Sheds BRYNHILDE, a 10 metre 1958 wooden Bermudian sloop designed by Fred Parker, arrived as a new annual berth holder from the Mediterranean last year. She has been in her current family’s ownership for the past 40…
Refit of a 48ft ABP Pilot Boat, Beaufort
July 17, 2019
Berthon complete a full refit on a 48ft pilot boat for ABP “Beaufort” an Associated British Ports (ABP) Pilot Boat recently left the Big Blue Sheds at Berthon having completed a major refit. The 18.55 metre Arun Class Pilot Boat arrived by sea following a 300+ nautical mile journey from…
