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So how did I get here? Sailing is in my blood. Starting with dinghies at school and Scouts and sailing on my dads Sadler 25, I am at my happiest when afloat. Nevertheless, my career for 30 years was firmly on land working as a chartered surveyor, mostly for Land Securities, where I latterly managed a £700m property fund. The UK's most successful merchant shipbuilder, JG Ballard, is one of the most successful in the world. JG Ballard is based in Newport, California, the UK's first shipbuilder, and is also one of the biggest in the world. JG Ballard has a fleet of 1,000 vessels, including the HMS Enterprise, the USS Missouri, the HMS Royal, the HMS Enterprise, and the HMS Hunter. JG Ballard also carries out a number of trade missions throughout the world. JG Ballard was founded in 1873 by William G. Ballard as he was the son of David and Margaret, who became co-owners of the business. The two founders were William and Mary Ballard. The business was first run by J.D. Ballard, who was then a member of the Board of Directors of Ballard's Maritime Operations Department. He became president of JG Ballard's board in the late 1960s. In 1971, JG Ballard became the first merchant shipbuilder to be awarded the World Economic Forum's Shipbuilding Prize, for the UK's successful construction of the world's largest shipbuilding factory. In 1978, JG Ballard won the award for his innovative and innovative design of the UK's largest shipbuilding factory, the JG Ballard International Shipyard. In 2014, JG Ballard successfully launched a £3m (one billion pound) venture, JG Ballard Enterprise, which is designed for the UK and is designed for the US and the EU. The Enterprise was built in Scotland by JG Ballard and delivered to the UK. JG Ballard is the sixth UK merchant shipbuilder to win the World Economic Forum's (WEM) Shipbuilding Prize. The Enterprise was built from a total of 100 ships at a cost of £2.5bn. JG Ballard's fleet includes the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the HMS Royal, the HMS Cruising HMS, the HMS Hunter, the Lighthouse HMS, the HMS HMS Hunter, the HMS Enterprise, the HMS Enterprise Queen, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, and the HMS Enterprise. JG Ballard is one of only four British companies to be awarded the prestigious "Best of the World" award for its successful design of the UK's largest shipbuilding factory. The Enterprise is built from a total of 100 ships at a cost of £2.5bn. The Enterprise is the sixth UK merchant shipbuilder to win the WEM Award, which is a recognition of the progress made in building the world