Belinda Joslin on new horizons for Women in Boat Building

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In todays podcast we chat with Belinda Joslin, Belinda is founder & director of a community interest company called Women in Boat Building. Belinda's has an incredible passion for boats, for boat building and above all for creating opportunities for women in the industry she loves. In this chat we cover

• Belinda's origin story, growing up in a sailing mad family in Ipswich where building and sailing boats was just "what we did"
• Belinda's experiences sailing on super yachts across the Atlantic
• "James Bond" style boats being built in Ipswich and how she worked as a "finisher" on the yacht of the year
• The origin story for Women in Boat Building and how Women in Boat Building has and is fostering opportunities for Women in the Industry
• Belinda's participation in the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, A National Ship Building Board and cheering on The Americas Cup Teams

This was such a fun chat, Belinda's passion for her chosen field is truly infectious. For those that would like to learn more please see

• http://www.womeninboatbuilding.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/womeninboatbuilding/
• https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/geist