Bossoms Boatyard is located opposite Port Meadow, Oxford, England, on the bank of the River Thames.[1]
History
editThe yard was managed by the Bossom family from about 1830 until 1945, when the last in a line of several generations retired from the family business. Boats continue to be built by the company at this site to this day.[2]
Bossoms was one of the first boat builders to develop the use of GRP for hulls. They specialise in building both sailcraft and craft with electric motors and are one of the few boat builders still in existence that exhibited at the first ever London Boat Show.[2]
Boats
editSome of the craft built by Bossoms[3] include:
- The Vertue (yacht)[4][5]
- The Bosun (dinghy)[6]
- The Minisail (dinghy)
- The Admiralty Sailing Craft (ASC) 16 foot dinghy[7]
- Electric boats[8] and various launches.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Things to Do > Bossoms Boatyard visitthames.co.uk, accessed 28 February 2019
- ^ a b "Bossoms Boatyard, Our Heritage". bossoms.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ Bossoms Boatyard sailboatdata.com/builder, accessed 28 February 2019
- ^ "Details of vertue-II at Vertue II – Bossoms Boatyard". www.bossoms.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Sailboats ID: 01360-003279 Cabinat Bossoms Boatyard Vertue II nauticalweb.com, accessed 28 February 2019
- ^ traditional sailing dinghy BOSUN nauticexpo.com, accessed 28 February 2019
- ^ traditional sailing dinghy ASC PULLING nauticexpo.com, accessed 28 February 2019
- ^ EBA Business Member's Directory & Product Guide electricboatassociation.org, accessed 28 February 2019
External links
edit51°45′50″N 1°16′51″W / 51.7640°N 1.2809°W
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