Our team – the hands that build great boats

The founder of Cockwells Modern and Classic Boatbuilding Limited. Having dedicated his entire working life to the building and restoring of wooden boats, Dave is a skilled shipwright, and has extensive experience in every type of hull construction and joinery. Driven by the search for the ultimate challenge, Dave likes nothing more than to restore the boats that other                                      builders tell him simply cannot be restored…

Andrew comes to us from a logistics background and brings his experience in managing staff to the business. This will help with the day to day running of the company. He used to sail with his grandfather who was a river pilot on the River Thames and has always enjoyed being by the water.

Karen was previously working at Gweek Boatyard and has bought a wealth of experience in boatyard management and operations. Beginning her marine career with an HND in Marine Craft Technology Karen is also a commercially endorsed Yachtmaster and experienced skipper. Karen is responsible for the overall management of the front office and Mylor Creek Boatyard.

Phil has worked for Cockwells for a number of years in a variety of roles. In his current position, Phil is responsible for overseeing the multitude of smaller scale of projects within the yard, Phil now manages the boatbuilding team to ensure all jobs are completed efficiently and to Cockwells' required standards.

Henry graduated from university in July 2011 with a BA(hons) Degree in Transport Design. He was then selected to exhibit his final year project at the prestigious New Designers Show in London before joining the Cockwells team.  Henry will be completing many of the creative jobs at the company, including working on new designs and producing construction drawings for                                          the boat builders.