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 Off-Site
Wooden Boatbuilding in the Bronx
February 3 - February 5This event has passed Off-SiteAn Introduction to Traditional Methods and Techniques
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Boatbuilding New
Building the Chub River Dory
June 18 - July 1This event has passedA modern take on a Grand Canyon Classic.
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Surveying of Wooden Boats
June 25 - July 1This event has passedDeveloping a trained eye for boats.
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Painting the Coast
July 9 - July 15This event has passedConcepts, technique, inspiration for beginners on up.
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Core Skills: Planking
July 9 - July 15This event has passedLearn the entire planking process for Carvel and Lapstrake hulls.
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Taking Lines Off Small Craft
July 23 - July 29This event has passedLearn the basic skills and techniques to capture the lines off old boats
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Core Skills : Setting up the Building Jig
July 30 - August 5This event has passedCreating the components and properly setting up to build a traditional small boat.
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Large Boat Sailing New
Sailing the Friendship Sloop
July 30 - August 5This event has passedLessons aboard the traditional American sailing craft BELFORD GRAY.
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Building the 18’ Calendar Islands Yawl
August 6 - August 19This event has passedHelp build this sail & oar boat for the WoodenBoat School fleet.
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Building the 18’ Calendar Islands Yawl, Week One
August 6 - August 12This event has passedHelp build this sail & oar boat for the WoodenBoat School fleet.
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Building a Ship in a Bottle
August 6 - August 12This event has passedRevealing the secrets of how to get big ships into small bottles.
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Building the 18’ Calendar Islands Yawl, Week Two
August 13 - August 19This event has passedHelp build this sail & oar boat for the WoodenBoat School fleet.
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Small Boat Repair
August 20 - August 26This event has passedFiguring out what’s wrong and how to fix it right.
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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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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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Building the Caravelle Skiff in the Bronx
February 9 - February 11This event has passedA light, fast seaworthy rowboat anyone can build.
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Oar Making in the Bronx
February 16 - February 18This event has passedLearn the art of hand-crafting wooden oars at this one-of-a-kind non-profit
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Fitting Out the Calendar Islands 20
June 16 - June 22This event has passedCompleting a custom boat for the WoodenBoat School Fleet
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New Open Boats/Kayaking
Elements of Coastal Kayaking II
June 16 - June 22This event has passedTake the next steps to improve and expand your skills
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Build your Own Stitch & Glue Radio-Controlled Sailboat
June 30 - July 6This event has passedBuild and sail the INDEPENDENCE model.
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Introduction to Building Model Boats
July 7 - July 13This event has passedBuilding the Yankee Tender Skiff
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Large Boat Sailing New
Traditional Sailing & Seamanship Aboard PETREL
July 14 - July 20This event has passedCoastal sailing adventures in a traditional Crotch Island Pinky.
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Build Your Own Echo Bay Dory Skiff
July 21 - July 27This event has passedA 12′ lightweight rower that’s fast and easy to build.
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New Woodworking
Build Your Own Apprentice Tool Chest
July 21 - July 27This event has passedLearn basic joinery through a useful, fun project.
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Sailmaking & Rig Tuning for Pond Yachts
July 21 - July 27This event has passedLearn how to build and tune a new set of sails for your remote controled sailboat
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Boatbuilding New
Glued Plywood Lapstrake Construction
August 11 - August 24This event has passedBuilding LOUISE, a traditional 14′ Pulling Boat, in plywood
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Drawing Coastal Maine
August 11 - August 17This event has passedAn Introduction to Drawing: Exploring Coastal Landscapes in Plein Air
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Building the Naskeag 16
August 18 - August 24This event has passedA fast plywood daysailer for the whole family
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Building the Doryak River Dory
August 18 - August 31A fully decked, solo river boat.
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Building the 12′ Peapod Dory
August 25 - August 31This event has passedRecord and Replicate a unique little dory
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Concepts of Boat Design
August 25 - August 31This event has passedA hands-on primer in bringing your design ideas to life
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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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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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