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The big smiles say it all - success! Boleh shipwright Bob Hunt and marine electrician John Floyd (right) celebrate the conclusion of trials on Boleh's innovative auxiliary propulsion system. The…

Jason Rankin, our very first Apprentice, helped strip out Boleh under Shipwright Richard Uttley's tutelage in 2008 when the junk yacht first arrived in Portsmouth for restoration. Now Jason, who…

Famed for classic yacht restorations of the highest quality, Fairlie Yachts were called in to construct two unusual booms for Boleh's rig. These aerofoil battens, originally designed by Robin Kilroy…

Hidden away below the floor of Boleh's cabin but revealed in this photograph is the auxiliary power pack which will drive Boleh's 16.5 tonnes at 6 knots. These twin electric…

We are delighted to announce that since the start of the year we have received almost £10,000 towards the costs of operating Boleh as a sail training vessel. This is…

The Boleh team were delighted to introduce The Princess Royal to the Boleh story, as part of her visit to sister organisation Portsmouth Sail Training Trust in the Historic Dockyard…

This is now the sixth annual Boleh Trust Christmas Newsletter which we enclose. The year’s achievements with young people can best be summed up by Tim Gallier, our apprentice mentor,…

We are pleased to announce that our sister charity, the Portsmouth Sail Training Trust have published their first newsletter.

We were honoured to receive our third annual 'inspection' from Vice Admiral David Steel, Second Sea Lord earlier this week. Admiral David has been a powerful supporter of Boleh since…

Things are hotting up at 199 Henderson Road and not just because the shipwright team are striving to get Boleh back into the water as soon as possible. Steam has…