2025 Courses at a Glance

May 2025

May 18 – 24 May 25 – May 31
Alumni Work Week #1 Alumni Work Week #2

June 2025

June 1 – 7 June 8 – 14 June 15 – 21 June 22 – 28 June 29 – July 5
Fundamentals of Boatbuilding
with Bob Fuller		 Fundamentals of Boatbuilding
with Rick Barkhuff		 2-WEEK COURSE
Glued Plywood Lapstrake Construction
with Bruce McKenzie
Making Friends with Your Marine Diesel
with Jon Bardo		 Fine Strip-Plank Boat Construction
with Nick Schade		 Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry
with John Staub		 Restoring a Herreshoff 12 1/2
with Pat Mahon
Introduction to Boatbuilding: Skiffs & Dories
with John Karbott		 The Art of Shaker Box Making
with Bill Jordan		 Introduction to Woodworking
with James Macdonald		 Introduction to Woodworking for Women
with Larissa Huff		 Woodcarving
with Reed Hayden
The Art of Marquetry
with James Macdonald		 Concepts of Boat Design
with Clint Chase		 Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer
with Dillon Majoros		 Core Skills: Lofting
with Greg Rossel
Coastwise Navigation
with Jane Ahlfeld		 Elements of Sailing I
with Jane Ahlfeld & Annie Nixon		 Build Your Own Stitch-and-Glue Kayak
with Eric Schade
Elements of Coastal Kayaking II
with Nick Schade		 Elements of Coastal Kayaking I
with Rebecca Daugherty		 Elements of Sailing I
with Jane Ahlfeld & Carrie Baker
Craft of Sail - NORA
 

July 2025

July 6 – 12 July 13 – 19 July 20 – 26 July 27 – August 2
2-WEEK COURSE
Glued Plywood Lapstrake Construction
with Bruce McKenzie		 Stitch-and-Glue Construction
with John Harris		 Core Skills: Sparmaking
with John Harris		 2-WEEK COURSE
Fundamentals of Boatbuilding
with Warren Barker
Building the Ocean Pointer
with Bob Fuller & John Karbott		 Building the Naskeag 16
with Dudley Dix		 Marine Painting & Varnishing
with Gary Lowell
Woodstrip Canoe Construction
with Alan Mann & Rose Woodyard		 Build Your Own Apprencitce Tool Chest
with Joel Senger		 Building the 18' Noank Sloop
with Walt Ansel & Matt Morello
Core Skills: Paddle Making
with Eric Schade		 Core Skills - Rigging Small Boats
with Jose Hernandez-Juviel		 Elements of Sailing I
with David Bill & Sue LaVoie		 Building Half Models
with Reuben Brown
Elements of Sailing I
with Sue LaVoie & Kim Walther		 Build Your Own Eastport Pram/Passagemaker Dinghy
with George Krewson		 Open Boat Cruising
with Geoff Kerr & Casey Bluff		 Elements of Sailing I for Women
with Jane Ahlfeld & Gretchen Snyder
Craft of Sail onboard NORA Elements of Sailing II
with David Bill & Kim Walther
Messing About in Boats
with Roger Barnes		 Open Boat Skills
with Geoff Kerr & Casey Bluff

August 2025

Aug 3 – 9 Aug 10 – 16 Aug 17 – 23 Aug 24 – 30
2-WEEK COURSE
Fundamentals of Boatbuilding
with Warren Barker		 Teaching with Small Boats
with Joe Youcha		 Core Skills: Fitting Out Small Boats
with Bob Fuller		 Building Small Boats
with Greg Rossel
Runabout Repair & Restoration
with Gary Lowell		 Building the Doryak River Dory
with Cricket Zarn		 Build Your Own Northeaster Dory
with John Harris
Elements of Boat Design
with Paul Gartside		 Introduction to Woodworking
with Bill Thomas		 Introduction to Boatbuilding: Traditional Plywood Construction
with Bill Thomas		 Build Your Own Plank Constructed Pond Yacht
with Bruce Richter
Build Your Own Points East Pram or Calico Skiff
with Clint Chase		 Drawing Coastal Maine
with Kat Logan		 The Maine Coast in Watercolor
with Kat Logan		 Building a Shelburne Dory
with Graham McKay
Elements of Sailing II
with Jane Ahlfeld & Gretchen Snyder		 Bronzecasting
with Michael Saari		 Elements of Sailing II
with Jeff Evans & Annie Nixon		 Building A Ship in a Bottle
with Alex Bellinger
Elements of Sailing I
with Martin Gardner		 The Catboat
with Martin Gardner		 Elements of Sailing I
with Tom Conlogue & Martin Gardner
Open Boat Skills
with Andy Nadolny

September 2025

Aug 31 – Sept 6 Sept 7 – 13 Sept 14 – 20 Sept 21 – 27
Fundamentals of Boatbuilding II
with Bruce McKenzie		 Concepts of Wood Composite Construction
with Mike Moros		 Making Friends with Your Marine Diesel
with Jon Bardo
Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry
with John Staub		 The Art of Woodcuts
with Gene Shaw		 Essentials of Fine Woodworking
with Mark Whitcomb		 Introduciton to Boatbuilding: Skiffs & Dories
with John Karbott
Carving Name Boards
with Reed Hayden		 Marine & Seascape Photography
with Michael Kahn
Introduction to Building Model Boats
with Alex Bellinger		 Introduction to Canvaswork
with Ann Brayton
Sailing the Fleet
with WoodenBoat School Staff
Open Boat Cruising
with Andy Nadolny

Off Site Courses 2025

Rocking the Boat, Bronx, NY

February 2025

Feb 7-9 Feb 21–23 Feb 28 – Mar 2
Building the Caravelle Skiff
Off Site - Bronx, NY
with Clint Chase		 Building a Peapod Dory
Off Site - Bronx, NY
with Graham McKay

Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis, MD

March 2025

Mar 17 – 22
Build Your Own Northeaster Dory
Off Site - Annapolis, MD
with Andrew Schroeher

April 2025

Apr 14 – April 19 Apr 28 – May 3
Build Your Own Stich-and-Glue Kayak
Off Site - Annapolis, MD
with Andrew Schroeher		 Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry
Off Site - Annapolis, MD
with Andrew Schroeher

May 2025

May 26 – May 31
Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer
Off Site - Annapolis, MD
with Jay Hockenberry

September 2025

September 22 – September 27
Build Your Own Jimmy Skiff II
Off Site - Annapolis, MD
with Andrew Schroeher

October 2025

October 13 – October 18 October 27 – November 1
Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry
Off Site - Annapolis, MD
with Andrew Schroeher		 Build Your Own Eastport Pram/Passagemaker Dinghy
Off Site - Annapolis, MD
with Andrew Schroeher

November 2025

November 10 – November 15
Build Your Own Sassafras Canoe
Off Site - Annapolis, MD
with Jay Hockenberry