Welcome to Stirling & Son

Stirling and Son are a traditional boatyard producing high quality restorations and rebuilds of both wooden and steel classic yachts. A skilled and hardworking team of shipwrights, welders, engineers and finishers offer an award winning service.  

What We Do

Repairs

We offer a comprehensive repair service to all classic yachts. With a fast and efficient response we can fit in repairs around our restoration work.

Restorations

Stirling and Son are known for our high quality restorations and rebuilds of both wooden and steel classic yachts.  

New Builds

We build new traditional wooden yachts and historic replicas based on research from the past.

Past Projects

Take a look through some of our past projects from classic yacht restorations, steel motor yacht rebuilds, stylish interior fitouts, spectacular paint and varnish work, new builds, historic vessel repairs and many more.

Our Boatyards

We have two boatyards offering different services. Stirling and Son, in Plymouth, Devon, and Treluggan Boatyard, in Landrake, Cornwall. Learn more about what we offer at both.

Boat Plans & Books

Build your own Clinker Dinghy with our plans, materials list and tutorial book; Details of Dinghy Building. The perfect gift for budding boatbuilders or retirement projects. We also offer lines plans of some of the larger vessels that we have built including Integrity and Alert.

Clinker Dinghies

Stirling and Son are the leading builders of traditional clinker dinghies. Beautiful lines built to the highest quality from the finest materials, you won’t find a finer dinghy. 

Our Team

Stirling and Son are lucky to have a highly skilled, hardworking and dedicated team. Our shipwrights have a wealth of experience between them having worked on repairs, restorations, rebuilds and new builds of all types of classic yacht and wooden vessel from dinghies to ships. This valued experience means that there is not much that they haven’t seen and sorted out before.

Get in Touch

Whether you need a quick repair, a major restoration or a new build, get in touch to discuss your project. We look forward to hearing from you.