2024 Courses
From designing a flat bottom skiff, to building a scale model of one, we have a course for you. Never sailed before? We’ve got you covered. Maybe you’ve been sailing your whole life, but you never had a chance to do it on a gaff-rigged sloop? With over 95 courses, there is something for everyone here at WoodenBoat School!
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New Woodworking
Traditional Oarmaking
September 10 - September 16This event has passedCreate beautiful, balanced oars that turn minimum effort into maximum power.
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New Related Craft
Computer Design
September 10 - September 16This event has passedUnderstanding capabilities and advantages of the computer in your own boat design work.
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Related Craft
Build Your Own Plank Constructed Pond Yacht
September 1 - September 7This event has passedA Vintage Marblehead-class pond yacht designed for radio control.
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Boatbuilding New
Building the Ultimate McKenzie River Drift Boat
September 1 - September 7This event has passedA fast-paced week building the iconic plywood river dory.
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Small Boat Sailing
Sailing the Fleet
September 1 - September 7This event has passedA chance to sail and row all our classic boats.
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Boatbuilding
Building the Penobscot 13
September 1 - September 14This event has passedGlued-lapstrake construction of a beautiful daysailer.
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Boatbuilding
Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry
September 1 - September 7This event has passedExperience the ultimate in a recreational, open-water pulling boat.
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Boatbuilding
Build Your Own Stitch-and-Glue Kayak
September 8 - September 14This event has passedVersatile, durable, easy-to-build designs for both the recreational and serious kayaker.
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Related Craft
Marine & Seascape Photography
September 8 - September 14This event has passedHow to “see” in black and white.
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Woodworking
Essentials of Fine Woodworking
September 8 - September 14This event has passedBuilding a dovetailed utility box with a focus on traditional hand skills.
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Related Craft
The Art of Woodcuts
September 15 - September 21This event has passedAn intriguing woodworking project for the beginning or intermediate woodworker.
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Boatbuilding
Fundamentals of Boatbuilding: Focus on a Gartside Skiff
September 15 - September 28This event has passedThe theory and practice of classical boatbuilding.
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Related Craft
Introduction to Canvaswork
September 15 - September 21This event has passedProject design, tools of the trade, industrial machine stitching, materials, and lots more.
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New for 2024
Boatbuilding New
Concepts of Wood Composite Construction
September 15 - September 21This event has passedLearn the fundamentals of blending wood, epoxy, and composites to enhance your boatbuilding skills
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Boatbuilding Off-Site
Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer
September 16 - September 21This event has passedA beautiful lapstrake double-ender for oar or sail.
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Related Craft
Making Friends with Your Marine Diesel
September 22 - September 28This event has passedAn introduction to evaluating small marine diesels.
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Boatbuilding
Introduction to Boatbuilding: Skiffs & Dories
September 22 - September 28This event has passedA one-week primer on building small boats.
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Boatbuilding Off-Site
Build Your Own Eastport Pram/Passagemaker Dinghy
September 23 - September 28This event has passedChoose either the 7’9” Eastport Pram or the 11’7” Passagemaker Dinghy.