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Halvard Yard
Boatyard

The yard out front. Your sheet behind the door.

The public side is the yard. The signed in side is your boat: the sheet, the drawings, the messages.

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A public page, and a signed in one.

  • A white yacht in a steel cradle on the hard at last light, her deck under a grey cover held by a yellow strap.
  • A boat lifted clear of the water in the slings of a travel hoist.
  • Hands whipping the end of a halyard at a bench, a marlinspike and shackles beside the rope.
  • Boats under cover in rows on the hard for the winter.
  • A mast laid on trestles with its standing rigging off for inspection.
  • A hull on stands with her topsides faired and primed.
In the yard now

On the hard this week.

What is in the yard and where each job stands. Owners see the rest when they sign in.

  • Rig Windlestraw bow on, mast out, one yellow strap over the bow WindlestrawLong keel sloop, rig down for inspection before a spring launch Rig down
  • Store Greyhallow on her twin keels under a grey cover in the shed GreyhallowBilge keeler under cover for the winter, engine winterised Under cover
  • Refit The bow of Ferrous Lark, new plating in grey primer and a rust streak from the scupper Ferrous LarkSteel motor sailer, hull plating and paint through the winter On the hard
  • Haul Lantern Gull alongside the pontoon with the hoist slings hanging above her Lantern GullGaff cutter booked out on the next spring tide for a survey Booked

Example boats for a yard that does not exist.

Services

Four jobs. One sheet each.

Every boat gets a job sheet the day she arrives. Each job below is one page of it.

A hull in hoist slings above the water at the yard pontoon Haul

Haul out

Lift on the tide, pressure wash, block and chock on the hard the same day.

Covered boats on the hard under a shed roof, masts down Store

Winter storage

Under cover or on the hard, rig down, covers on, checked after every blow.

A masked hull section sanded back for paint Refit

Refit

Hull, deck, engine and systems, worked to the sheet and signed off in order.

A mast laid on trestles with the rigging coiled beside it Rig

Rigging

Standing and running rigging, mast out, inspected, replaced, tuned before launch.

The yard from the shed door, cradled boats and the hoist at the far end
The yard The hard, the sheds, and the travel hoist. Boats come out on the tide and go under cover the same week.
Client area

Everything about your boat, once she is in.

The sheet, the lift plan, the drawings, and the thread with the shipwright. Open it here and it opens in place.

  • Your job sheetEvery task, who has it, and what is done
  • Your documentsLift plan, drawings, surveys and notes
  • Your messagesOne thread, answered from the yard floor
Demo with example data
Signed inExample

A sidebar, your sheet, and the yard on the other end.

Questions

Before you bring her in.

How does the boat get in?

Bring her to the pontoon on a rising tide. We lift, wash and block her, and the sheet opens that afternoon.

Can I work on my own boat in the yard?

Yes, on the hard and with your own tools. Tell us on the sheet so the lift crew knows where you are.

Do I have to store here to get a refit?

No. Most refits run through the winter because the boat is already out, but a lift for a job alone is fine.

What is in the client area?

The job sheet, the lift plan, every drawing and survey we hold for the boat, and the thread with the shipwright.

Who reads the messages?

The yard manager and whoever has the job on the sheet that week. The assistant fills in the gaps at night.

The slip at a rising tide, the hoist slings lowered to the water
Contact

Book the lift.

Length, keel, where she lies, what you want done. A lift date and a sheet come back that afternoon.

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