2026 Courses

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

An all-inclusive traditional boat building experience.

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

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

A light, fast seaworthy rowboat anyone can build.

A beautiful lapstrake double-ender for oar or sail.

A one-week primer on building small boats.

Taking the mystery out of fitting parts to the inside of a small boat.

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

A 16′ outboard Vivier design.

The theory and practice of classical boatbuilding.

A guide to building small boats with wood strips and epoxy.

The theory and practice of classical boatbuilding.

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

The perfect companion to your Kayak or Canoe

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

A beautiful lapstrake double-ender for oar or sail.

Building a Gartside pram in a new way.

The theory and practice of classical boatbuilding.

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

Making them beautiful again—keelson to varnish.

Building a new sailboat with classic lines and techniques

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

The completion of a fast, plywood, daysailer designed for WoodenBoat

Making them beautiful again—keelson to varnish.

A new “build your own” designed for us based on the John Atkin chatterbox.

Building by the numbers.

A hands-on primer in bringing your design ideas to life

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

A captivating week building boats with craftsman, and guides.

Learning the basics while building a Shellback dinghy.

A captivating week building boats with craftsman, and guides.

An exercise in traditional wooden boat construction.

The art of the canoe with a master builder.

Learn introductory and advanced modern plywood boatbuilding techniques suitable for simple or heavy-duty boats.

The next steps in classical boatbuilding.

Learn the steps to building both solid and hollow spars.

Stitch-and-glue construction of a lightweight, decked, double-paddle canoe.

All the skills to restore a canvas canoe.

The push to getting it on the water.

Learn the fundamentals of blending wood, epoxy, and composites to enhance your boatbuilding skills

Learn all the techniques, tools and fasteners for a traditional build.

Learn the repair techniques to get your boat back on the water.

A one-week primer on building small boats.

Learn the repair techniques to get your boat back on the water.

A simple, versatile craft for rowing, motoring or sailing

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

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

LapStitch™ construction of a 12′ or 16′ lovely, featherlight double-paddle canoe.