About us

 
 


Gavin is an experienced boat-builder with City & Guilds Yacht and Boat building qualifications and a wealth of experience within the industry.

 

Past projects include:


  1. •Restoration of Classic Boats

  2. •Series production run of Flying Fifteens

  3. •Built variety of Racing Dinghies

  4. •Built Carbon Dinghy masts

  5. •Build team Wally 88' TIKETITAN

  6. •Build team ILC 30'

  7. •Build team IMS 50' INNOVISION 7

  8. •Team leader 80' Oil Exploration ships

  9. •Various repair work on older Race Boats

  10. •Build team Corby 25' PHANTOM

  11. •Build team LEOPARD 2000

  12. •Team leader Mini-Transat LODE STAR CHALLENGER

  13. •Build team Volvo 60 ASSA ABBLOY

  14. •Team leader IACC GBR Challenge



Qualifications

City & Guilds Yacht & Boat Building Part 1
City & Guilds Yacht & Boat Building Part 2

Gavin Tappenden


Bob is a qualified naval architect and accomplished boat builder. After spending three years working in a design office he moved into Yacht Construction with the build of a Mini 6.5, which he had design assisted. Since then, as a designer and builder specialising in composite materials, he has contributed to various high profile projects.

Design

Stimson Yachts Ltd: Designer/Naval Architect

IRC 46
IR2000
Mini 6.5
One Design Keelboat
Cocktailer 48

 

Build

Stimson Yachts Ltd:

  1. •Mini 6.5

GBR Challenge:

  1. •IACC Deck modifications - Ex Nippon boats/GBR training boats

  2. •Wight Lightening - IACC Yacht Construction (Structural Team)

  3. •Wight Magic - IACC Yacht Construction (Structural Team)

DesignCraft:

  1. •Wind Turbine Blade Plugs (Blade & Internal Structure)

Kingfisher Challenges:

  1. •Kingfisher I (Open 60) - ongoing repairs & modifications

  2. •Orange (Maxi-Cat) - refit for Round Britain record attempt

  3. •Kingfisher II (Nee Orange) - refit & rebranding for Jules Verne record attempt.

Qualifications

BEng Ship Science, Southampton University

Bob Preston


Ian ‘Emo’ Monk joined Composite Craft in 2007 and is a well respected boat builder in the industry. He has been project manager for tenders to Peter Harrison’s FARR 115, Sojana and Roman Abramovich’s yachts, as well as lecturing in composite consruction. Other past projects include 2 Prada ACC builds and several yacht constructions at Green Marine.

Ian Monk