The Business was set up in June 2001 (premises in Kenn) by Jo Line who had been repairing dinghies for the previous five years.  Jo comes from a dinghy sailing background, having started in Mirrors and Toppers at the age of eight with her father.  She is an active member (and Fireball Fleet Captain) of Portishead Yacht and Sailing Club regularly attending circuit events.  Jo has also been involved in an Olympic campaign racing a Yngling (GBR1),  the women's keelboat class.

Jo spent three years studying for an HND in Yacht Manufacture and Management at Southampton Institute of Higher Education.  During this period she was self-employed, repairing local boats during college holidays, as well as undergoing two summers of work experience for her qualification.  One of these placements was working for RMW Marine in Devon for four months, building and repairing RS boats.   The other was at Southern Sailboats where Jo had worked on and off since the age of fifteen following a school work-experience week.

 Drawing on the experience and specialist knowledge gained over the years as well as her college training, Jo can repair any method of construction from wood to epoxy kevlar composites -any class therefore, will be considered, although she has specialist knowledge of the RS range and the Fireball class.

With the development of Portishead Marina close by Jo has been increasingly called upon to undertake repairs to all sorts of motor boats, cruisers, yachts, catamarans etc –especially useful is an on-site capability for larger craft...with her colour matching skills earning her the nick name of "Gel Coat Jo".  This also applies to miscellaneous repairs which have included tractor cabs, car bodies, jet skis, ex-ambulances etc. If it’s fibreglass it’s worth a call….

Based at Kewstoke on the edge of Weston-Super-Mare, the Boat Repair Centre is easy to find just a few minutes drive from the M5 motorway.  Look at the Directions. The business is insurance approved and ready to repair your boat!