2025 Courses

The elegance of a traditional workboat in stitch-and-glue construction.

Versatile, durable, easy-to-build designs for both the recreational and serious kayaker.

A light, fast seaworthy rowboat anyone can build.

Experience the ultimate in a recreational, open-water pulling boat.

A beautiful lapstrake double-ender for oar or sail.

Experience the ultimate in a recreational, open-water pulling boat.

Take the next steps to improve and expand your skills

Expert guidance for enjoying paddling in all types of water.

A beautiful lapstrake double-ender for oar or sail.

Continuing work on SKOOKUM, our 1943 Sailboat.

Versatile, durable, easy-to-build designs for both the recreational and serious kayaker.

Building LOUISE, a traditional 14′ Pulling Boat, in plywood

Strip-plank construction of a 19’6” outboard-powered skiff.

The perfect companion to your Kayak or Canoe

Create a beautiful boat with time-tested techniques and expert guidance

Spend a week on the coast of Maine sailing and talking about small boats

Choose either the 7’9” Eastport Pram or the 11’7” Passagemaker Dinghy.

Designed to help build confidence and experience handling and cruising small sail & oar craft.

Coastal sailing adventures in a traditional Crotch Island Pinky.

Learn the steps to building both solid and hollow spars.

Finishing A fast plywood daysailer designed for WoodenBoat

The skills for adventuring.

The art and science of finishing prep work to final coat.

Coastal sailing adventures in a traditional Crotch Island Pinky.

Building a fun family tender.

Spend a week building a boat as a family, and then bring it home.

The skills for adventuring.

A fully decked, solo river boat.

Designed to help build confidence and experience handling and cruising small sail & oar craft.

Designed to help build confidence and experience handling and cruising small sail & oar craft.

The elegance of a traditional workboat in stitch-and-glue construction.

Experience the ultimate in a recreational, open-water pulling boat.