2026 Courses at a Glance

March-April 2026

March 22 – April 11
3-WEEK COURSE
Building a Lapstrake Peapod

May 2026

May 17 – 23 May 24 – May 30
Alumni Work Week #1 Alumni Work Week #2

June 2026

May 31 – June 6 June 7 – 13 June 14 – 20 June 21 – 27 June 28 – July 4
Fitting Out Small Boats
with Bob Fuller		 2-WEEK COURSE
Building Kerisper
with Clint Chase		 2-WEEK COURSE
Fundamentals of Boatbuilding
with Bob Fuller
Making Friends with Your Marine Diesel
with Jon Bardo		 Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry
with John Staub		 Fine Strip-Plank Construction
with Nick Schade		 Build Your Own Eastport Pram/Passagemaker Dinghy
with George Krewson		 Build Your Own Stitch-and-Glue Kayak
with Eric Schade
Introduction to Boatbuilding: Skiffs & Dories
with John Karbott		 The Art of Shaker Box Making
with Bill Jordan		 Introduction to Woodworking
with James Macdonald		 Paddle Making
with Eric Schade		 Introduction to Woodworking for Women
with Becca Levi
2-WEEK COURSE
Fundamentals of Boatbuilding
with Rick Barkhuff		 The Art of Marquetry
with Jim Macdonald		 Elements of Sailing I for Women
with Jane Ahlfeld & Kim Walther
Coastwise Navigation
with Jane Ahlfeld		 Elements of Sailing
with Annie Nixon		 Elements of Sailing I
with Jane Ahlfeld & Tom Conlogue		 Traditional Sailing & Seamanship
with Annie Nixon
Elements of Coastal Kayaking I
with Rebecca Daugherty		 Craft of Sail onboard NORA
with Kim Walther		 Craft of Sail onboard NORA
with Andy Nadolny
Systems on BELFORD GRAY Systems on BELFORD GRAY

July 2026

July 5 – 11 July 12 – 18 July 19 – 25 July 26 – August 1
Glued Lapstrake Plywood Construction
with Bruce McKenzie		 Introduction to Wood Turning
with Bruce McKenzie		 Family Boatbuilding
with Joe Youcha		 Finishing the Naskeag 16
with Dudley Dix
2-WEEK COURSE
Fundamentals of Boatbuilding
with Warren Barker		 Runabout Repair and Restoration
with Gary Lowell		 Runabout Repair and Restoration
with Gary Lowell
Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer
with Dillion Majoros		 Woodstrip Canoe Construction
with Alan Mann & Rose Woodyard		 2-WEEK COURSE
Building the 18' Noank Sloop
with Walt Ansel & Matt Morello
Build Your Own Apprentice Tool Chest
with Joel Senger		 Build Your Own Plank Constructed Pond Yacht
with Bruce Richer		 Building Half Models
with Reuben Brown		 Build Your Own Plank Constructed Pond Yacht
with Bruce Richter
Rigging Small Boats
with José Hernandez-Juviel		 The Art of the Sailor
with José Hernandez-Juviel		 Lettering and Leafing
with with Bob Emser		 Advanced Sailing
with Jane Ahlfeld & Gretchen Snyder
Craft of Sail onboard NORA for Women
with Kim Walther		 Elements of Sailing I
with Susan LaVoie		 Family Waterfront
with Susan LaVoie & Becca Levi		 Creative Writing in Nature for Kids
with Sophia & Grace
Open Boat Skills
with Geoff Kerr & Casey Blust		 Craft of Sail onboard ELSKOV
with Andy Nadolny		 Open Boat Expedition
with Annie Nixon
Introduction to Small Boat Racing
with Delaney Brown		 Open Boat Cruising
with Geoff Kerr & Casey Blust		 July 30 – August 2
Regatta Photography
with Tyler Fields

August 2026

Aug 2 – 8 Aug 9 – 15 Aug 16 – 22 Aug 23 – 29
Marine Painting & Varnishing
with Gary Lowell		 Building the McKenziak River Dory
with Cricket & Glade Zarn		 Building the Open Chub River Dory
with Cricket & Glade Zarn		 Stitch-and-Glue Construction
with John Harris
Woodcarving
with Reed Hayden		 2-WEEK COURSE
Build Your Own Ship’s Wheel
with Bob Fuller		 Wood-and-Canvas Canoe Construction
with Dan Miller
Build Your Own Speed Pram
with Clint Chase		 Introduction to Woodworking
with Bill Thomas		 Introduction to Boatbuilding: Traditional Plywood Construction
with Bill Thomas		 Carving Name Boards
with Reed Hayden
Elements of Sailing I for Women
with Jane Ahlfeld & Gretchen Snyder		 Drawing Coastal Maine
with Kat Logan		 The Maine Coast in Watercolor
with Kat Logan		 Building a Ship in a Bottle
with Alex Bellinger
Traditional Sailing & Seamanship
with Annie Nixon & Jeff Evans		 Build Your Own Northeaster Dory
with Dillon Majoros		 Bronzecasting for Boatbuilders
with Michael Saari		 Building a 14′ Outboard Amesbury Skiff
with Graham McKay
Concepts of Boat Design
with Clint Chase		 Elements of Sailing I
with David Bill & Martin Gardner		 Advanced Sailing
with David Bill & Martin Gardner
Elements of Sailing I
with Jane Ahlfeld & Carrie Baker		 Open Boat Cruising
with Andy Nadolny & Marc LaFrance		 Craft of Sail – ELSKOV
with Hans Vierthaler
The Catboat
with Martin Gardner		 Open Boat Expedition
with Annie Nixon
Open Boat Skills
with Andy Nadolny & Marc LaFrance

September 2026

Aug 30 – Sept 5 Sept 6 – 12 Sept 13 – 19 Sept 20 – 26
2-WEEK COURSE
Fundamentals of Boatbuilding II
with Bruce McKenzie		 Small Boat Repair
with Joe Connor		 Small Boat Repair
with Joe Connor
Build Your Own Fox Canoe
with Bill Thomas		 Punch Listing your “Build Your Own” Boat
with John Staub		 Concepts of Wood Composite Construction
with Mike Moros		 Making Friends with Your Marine Diesel
with Jon Bardo
Sparmaking
with John Harris		 Wood-and-Canvas Canoe Repair
with Dan Miller		 Traditional Lapstrake Construction
with Jeff Reid		 Introduction to Boatbuilding: Skiffs & Dories
with John Karbott
Introduction to Canvaswork
with Ann Brayton		 The Art of Woodcuts
with Gene Shaw		 Marine & Seascape Photography
with Michael Kahn
Messing About in Boats
with Andy Nadolny & Marc LaFrance		 Sailing the Fleet
with WoodenBoat School Staff
The Catboat
with Martin Gardner		 Craft of Sail for Women – ELSKOV
with Arista Holden
Elements of Coastal Kayaking II
with Nick Schade

Off-Site Courses - Rocking the Boat, The Bronx, NY 2026

Feb 27 – Mar 1 Apr 24 – 26
Oarmaking
with Graham McKay		 Building the Caravelle Skiff
with Clint Chase

Off-Site Courses - Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis, MD 2026

Mar 9 – 14 Mar 30 – Apr 4 Apr 20 – 25 May 11 – 16
Build Your Own Northeaster Dory
with Andrew Schroeher		 Build Your Own Stitch-And-Glue Kayak
with Andrew Schroeher		 Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry
with Andrew Schroeher		 Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer
with Andrew Schroeher
Sep 21 – 26 Oct 12 – 17 Oct 26 – 31 Nov 2 – 7
Build Your Own Jimmy Skiff
with Andrew Schroeher		 Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry
with Andrew Schroeher		 Build Your Own Eastport Pram/Passagemaker Dinghy
with Andrew Schroeher		 Build Your Own Sassafras Canoe
with Andrew Schroeher