Sir Ben Ainslie Hears About Boleh

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It was announced last week that the UK Government support Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s cup sailing team base in Portsmouth, and have awarded the team £7million of funding for the project.

During his visit to Downing Street, local MP Penny Mourdant introduced Sir Ben to our project and the plans for Boleh’s future with The Portsmouth Sail Training Trust.

Farewell and Good Luck to our apprentices

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As we say farewell to Sam, Henry, Reuben and Will we also thank them for all they have contributed to the project in the last two years.

All four of the apprentices have achieved so much during their time with us and everyone at the Trust is proud that they leave us as qualified Level 2 Boat Builders.

Will has gone on to full time employment with Southerly Yachts.

Henry joins his next round of training with RYA, where he will become a qualified Yachtmaster.

Reuben will be spending the summer clocking up his sailing miles, which will enable him to continue with professional training on his return.

Sam has applied for a training position with the new Boat Building Academy at the Historic Dockyard, she hopes to start here next year. In the meantime she will be carrying out small boat repairs in the local area.

You can read their final reflections in their blogs.

Good luck to all four and best wishes for the future.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of the Boleh Apprentices

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We are pleased to announce that all 4 of our apprentices have completed their Level 2 apprenticeship.

Henry, Will, Reuben and Sam have all completed the various elements, consisting of academic and practical skills, which make up the apprenticeship framework and have now attained their Level 2 certification.

Everyone at the Boleh Trust is proud of the efforts to achieve the qualification, well done to all.

Thank you to University of Portsmouth Volunteer, Tu Le.

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The Boleh Trust would like to thank Tu Le, University of Portsmouth volunteer as she departs us following completion of her voluntary placement. As a recent graduate Tu contacted us to improve her experience in finance.

During the last few months Tu has assisted us with our accounting administration and has had the opportunity to expand her skills in a working environment.

We would also like to wish Tu luck for the future.

Visit from Portsmouth MP Penny Mordaunt

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The Boleh Trust were pleased to host Portsmouth MP Penny Mordaunt today.

It was a delight to introduce her to Boleh’s fascinating story and also for the team to meet her to share their experience and achievements since receiving our Heritage Lottery grant in 2012.

During the visit Penny also met with Trustees from the local charity Portsmouth Sail Training Trust.

Open Day Success

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We were pleased to see over 170 visitors to our open day on Sunday 27th April. It was wonderful to see so many returning faces and celebrate just how much we have achieved bringing Boleh back to life.

We were joined by and were pleased to host the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, who returned for her second visit.

We also enjoyed talking to a visitor who had sailed on Boleh during the 50’s as part of the Royal Leaders Regiment.

The Southsea Choir created a fabulous atmosphere with their sea shanties and we are thankful for their support.

Boleh Project Final Restoration Open Day

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Sunday 27th April will be the final time the public will get the chance to see the historic junk yacht, Boleh during restoration, before she is launched in summer 2014.

The restoration is progressing well and we are in the final stages of fitting the engineering, electrics and deck.

Join us from 1pm at our workshop in Eastney to find out about the restoration and our plans for the future.

Look forward to seeing you there.

The Boleh Project Team Expands

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As we move into final delivery stage of the project, we are pleased to welcome new members to the project team. Our 3 new members have have the right mix of skills to ensure we meet our tight deadlines over the next 6 months.

We have 2 new shipwrights, Peter Spurge and Carl Standley who are currently sharing their expertise on laying the Boleh’s new deck.

We are also joined by Andy Murray, who is helping us transition smoothly to the end of the project, with an emphasis on our hand over to an end user.

You can read more about their backgrounds on our meet the team page.

Wonderful addition to the Archive Catalogue

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The Diary of Commander J J S Rusher of the Boleh voyage from Singapore in 1950

This diary is available as a research source of the voyage of the junk-yacht Boleh from Singapore to Salcombe and is not for copying.

The Boleh Trust is grateful to the family of Commander J J S Rusher who has made it available to the Trust.