Bossoms Boatyard Explained

Bossoms Boatyard is located opposite Port Meadow, Oxford, England, on the bank of the River Thames.^[1]

History

The 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.

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

Some 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

• Medley Sailing Club

External links

• Bossoms Boatyard website

51.764°N -1.2809°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.visitthames.co.uk/things-to-do/bossoms-boatyard-p814451 Things to Do > Bossoms Boatyard
2. Web site: Bossoms Boatyard, Our Heritage. bossoms.com. 27 February 2019. 28 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190228041550/http://www.bossoms.com/boat-building-heritage/. dead.
3. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/bossoms-boatyard Bossoms Boatyard
4. Web site: Details of vertue-II at Vertue II – Bossoms Boatyard. www.bossoms.com. 4 February 2018.
5. http://www.nauticalweb.com/annuario/sail-boats/id_003279/bossoms-boatyard-vertue-ii.htm Sailboats ID: 01360-003279 Cabinat Bossoms Boatyard Vertue II
6. http://www.nauticexpo.com/prod/bossoms-boatyard/product-27038-199284.html traditional sailing dinghy BOSUN
7. http://www.nauticexpo.com/prod/bossoms-boatyard/product-27038-407241.html traditional sailing dinghy ASC PULLING
8. https://www.electricboatassociation.org/suppliers-directory.php EBA Business Member's Directory & Product Guide