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Cockwells moves to Tregatreath
At the beginning of 2010 Cockwells moved from its base in Ponsharden, Falmouth a short distance to the Tregatreath boatyard in Mylor Creek, only 10 minutes from the existing yard.
For more than 40 years the Tregatreath yard had been run by the Heard family, most recently by the late Martin Heard. Martin, a well-known local figure and a good friend of Dave, was already in negotiations with Dave to sell the yard prior to his sudden and very sad death in July 2009.
Negotiations continued with Martin’s estate and the yard finally changed hands on Christmas Eve 2009 ready for Cockwells to take over in January 2010.
Martin’s son, Sam Heard, has retained the moulds for the hulls of the Falmouth working boats built by Martin Heard under the name of Gaffers and Luggers. Sam plans to continue to build these boats under the same name.
Cockwells is very pleased to now be operating the moorings and lay-up facilities under the name of Mylor Creek Boatyard.
As well as the standard services available at any lay-up facility, Cockwells shipwrights bring the added benefit to the yard, providing owners with their traditional boatbuilding skills and handcrafted naval joinery.
Dave Cockwell said: “The team at Cockwells have all been really looking forward to running Mylor Creek Boatyard. I feel honoured to take over from such a well respected character as Martin and excited about the challenge.
"We still very much want to keep it as a traditional boatyard with all the facilities you'd expect and we welcome existing customers and look forward to meeting them plus some new ones.
"Our passion is, of course, wooden boats of any kind and we will make sure that they get the specialist traditional service and facilities they require.
“I wish Sam luck with the continuation of Gaffers and Luggers and hope we may be able to team up on some projects, with Sam using his knowledge to build the fibreglass hulls and Cockwells providing the craftsmanship for a bespoke luxury fit out”.