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2020 Courses at a Glance

MAY 2020

May 17–23 May 24–30
Alumni Work Week Alumni Work Week

June 2020

May 31–June 6 June 7–13 June 14–20 June 21–27
Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Greg Rössel		 Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Pat Mahon
Making Friends With Your
Marine Diesel Engine
with Jon Bardo		 Boatbuilder’s
Hand Tools
with Harry Bryan		 Fine Strip-Planked
Boat Construction
with Nick Schade		 Traditional Wood-and-Canvas
Canoe Construction
with Rollin Thurlow
Introduction to
Boatbuilding
with John Karbott		 Build Your Own
Stitch-and-Glue Kayak
with Eric Schade		 Traditional Plywood
Boat Construction
with Bill Thomas		 Essentials of
Fine Woodworking
with Mark Whitcomb
  Surveying of Wooden Boats
with Pat Mahon		 Building a 15’
Aspoya Faering
with Jay Smith
  Coastwise Navigation
with Arista Holden		 Blacksmithing
for Boatbuilders
with Doug Wilson		 Lofting
with Greg Rössel
    Coastwise Navigation
with Jane Ahlfeld		 Elements Of Sailing
(for Women)
with Jane Ahlfeld &
Arista Holden

July 2020

June 28–July 4 July 5–11 July 12–18
Family Week		 July 19–25 July 26–August 1
Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Greg Rössel		 Build Your Own
Compass Skiff
with Clint Chase		 Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Warren Barker
Build Your Own
Annapolis Wherry
with Geoff Kerr		 Build Your Own
Sassafras Canoe
with Dillon Majoros		 Build Your Own
Wood Duck
with Eric Schade		 Building the
McKenzie River Dory
with Brad Dimock		 Build Your Own
Northeaster Dory
with Dillon Majoros
Introduction to
Boatbuilding
with John Karbott		 Sparbuilding with
Bruce MacKenzie		 Build Your Own
Jimmy Skiff II
with John Harris		 Woodcarving
with Reed Hayden 		Patternmaking for
Custom Hardware
with Bob Fuller
Rigging
with Pete Marshall		 Pond Yacht Restoration
with John Stoudt		 Learn to Sail
with Annie Nixon &
Sue LaVoie		 Wooden Boat Repair &
Restoration Methods
with Walt Ansel & Matt Morello
Elements of Sailing
with Jane Ahlfeld &
Arista Holden		 Elements of Sailing II
with Geoff Kerr
Annie Nixon		   The Maine Coast
in Pastels
with Beth Varkala		 Marine Photography
with Tyler Fields
Craft of Sail
onboard ARROW
with John Correa		 Craft of Sail
onboard MISTY
with Queene Foster		   Elements of Sailing
with Martin Gardner &
Sue LaVoie 		Elements of Sailing II
for Women with
Sue LaVoie &
Gretchen Snyder
  The Maine Coast
in Watercolor
with Su Johnson		   Craft of Sail
onboard MISTY
with Queene Foster<		 The Catboat
with Martin Gardner
      Elements of
Coastal Kayaking
with Nick Schade		 Sailing the
ELLEN C WELLS
with Mike Erkkinen
        Tallship Sailing & Seamanship
with Capt. Barry King &
Jane Ahlfeld

August 2020

August 2–8 August 9–15 August 16–22 August 23–29
Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Bob Fuller		 Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Thad Danielson
Marine Painting &
Varnishing
with Gary Lowell		 Stitch-and-Glue
Boatbuilding
with John Harris		 Build Your Own
Stitch-and-Glue Kayak
with Eric Schade		 Runabout Repair &
Restoration
with Gary Lowell
Blockmaking
with RJ Lavalle		 Building Half Models
with Al Ross		 Introduction to
Woodworking
with Bill Thomas		 Build Your Own
Plank-Constructed
Pond Yacht
with Bruce Richter
Computer Design
with Clint Chase		 Elements of Boat Design
with Paul Gartside		 The Rope & Canvas Sailor
with Eric Stockinger		 Glued Plywood
Lapstrake Construction
with Geoff Kerr (week 1)
Elements of Sailing
with Jane Ahlfeld
& Gretchen Snyder		 Metalworking for the
Boatbuilder & Woodworker
with Erica Moody		 Bronze Casting
for Boatbuilders
with Mike Saari		 Lofting
with Greg Rössel
Open-Boat Cruising
with Geoff Kerr		 Elements of Sailing II
with Martin Gardner &
Robin Lincoln		 Elements of Sailing
with Martin Gardner &
Rich Naple		 Elements of Sailing
with Jane Ahlfeld &
Anna Yoors
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
with Havilah Hawkins		 Craft of Sail
onboard PRUDENCE
with Hans Vierthaler		 Coastal Cruising Seamanship
onboard ELSKOV with
Hans Vierthaler		 Craft of Sail onboard
PRUDENCE for Women Only
with Arista Holden
  Sailing the
ELLEN C WELLS
with Mike Erkkinen		    

September 2020

August 30–September 5 September 6–12 September 13–19 September 20–26
Advanced Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Greg Rössel		 Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Bob Fuller
Glued Plywood
Lapstrake Construction
with Geoff Kerr (week 2)		 Building a Swampscott
Sailing Dory
with Graham McKay		 Making Friends with
Your Marine
Diesel Engine
with Jon Bardo
Introduction to
Cold-Molded Construction
with Mike Moros		 Bent-Wood
Box Making
with Bill Jordan		 Building a
Classic Sea Chest
with Mike Erkkinen		 Building Half Models
with Eric Dow
Introduction to
Boatbuilding
with John Karbott		 Small Boat Joinery
with Greg Bauer		   Introduction to
Canvaswork
with Ann Brayton
The Art of Woodcuts
with Gene Shaw		 Coastal Maine:
Plein-Air Watercolor
with Amy Hosa		    
Craft of Sail
onboard ARROW
with Robin Lincoln		 Marine and Seascape
Photography
with Michael Kahn		    
Coastal Cruising Seamanship
onboard ELSKOV
with Queene Foster		      
       
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