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2019 Courses at a Glance

MAY 2019

May 19–25 May 26–June 1
Alumni Work Week Alumni Work Week

June 2019

June 2–8 June 9–15 June 16–22 June 23–29
Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Greg Rössel		 Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Pat Mahon
Making Friends With Your
Marine Diesel Engine
with Jon Bardo		 Building a
15’ Aspoya Faering
with F. Jay Smith		 Build Your Own
Sassafras Canoe
with John Staub
Introduction to
Boatbuilding
with John Karbott		 Boatbuilder’s
Hand Tools
with Harry Bryan		 Build Your Own
Annapolis Wherry
with Geoff Kerr		 Essentials of
Fine Woodworking
with Mark Whitcomb
  Build Your Own
Stitch-and-Glue Kayak
with Eric Schade 		Fine Strip-Planked
Boat Construction
with Nick Schade		 Lofting
with Greg Rössel
  Coastwise Navigation
with Arista Holden		 Blacksmithing for Boatbuilders
with Doug Wilson		 Elements Of Sailing
for Women
with Jane Ahlfeld &
Robin Lincoln
    Coastwise Navigation
with Jane Ahlfeld

July 2019

June 30–July 6 July 7–13 July 14–20 July 21–27
Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Greg Rössel		 Finishing Out
Small Boats
with Geoff Kerr		 Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Warren Barker (week 1)
Building the
Grand Canyon Dory
with Brad Dimock		 Build Your Own
Northeaster Dory
with Andrew Schroeher		 Stitch-and-Glue Boatbuilding
with John Harris
Introduction to
Boatbuilding
with John Karbott		 Sparbuilding
with Pat Mahon		 Carving A Wooden Working Decoy
with Frank Middleton		 Bent-Wood Box Making
with Bill Jordan
Elements of Sailing I
with Jane Ahlfeld &
Annie Nixon		 Pond Yacht Restoration
with John Stoudt		 Metalworking for Boatbuilders
with Erica Moody		 Restoration Of
Basic Hand Tools
with Tim Bishop
Craft of Sail
on board MISTY
with Queene Foster		 Elements of Sailing II
with Geoff Kerr
Annie Nixon		 Maine Coast:
Boats, Sea, & Sky
with Amy Hosa		 Elements of Sailing
with Sue LaVoie &
Gretchen Snyder
  Coastal Cruising Seamanship
onboard ACTRESS
with Hans Vierthaler		 Elements of Sailing I
with Martin Gardner & Sue LaVoie		 The Catboat
with Martin Gardner
  Advanced
Coastal Kayaking
with Kevin Beckwith		 Craft Of Sail
on board MISTY
with Queene Foster
  Tall-Ship Sailing and Seamanship
with Capt. Barry King
& Jane Ahlfeld		 Cruising Through the Watches
on board ACTRESS
with Hans Vierthaler		  

August 2019

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July 28 – August 3 August 4–10 August 11–17 August 18–24 August 25–31
Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Warren Barker
(week 2)		 Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Thad Danielson		 Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Bob Fuller
Traditional Wood-and-Canvas
Canoe Construction
with Rollin Thurlow		 Traditional Wood-and-Canvas
Canoe Construction
with Elisa Schine (for Women)		 Build Your Own
Solo/Tandem Double-paddle Canoe
with Roger McKee &
Hilary Russell		 Wooden Boat Repair
and Restoration Methods
with Walt Ansel
Introduction to Woodworking
with Bill Thomas		 Woodcarving
with Reed Hayden		 Introduction To Boat Modeling
with Al Ross		 Build Your Own
Fox Canoe
with Bill Thomas		 Fine Strip-Planked
Boat Construction
with Nick Schade
The Rope & Canvas Sailor
with Eric Stockinger		 Marine & Seascape
Photography
with Michael Kaahn		 Elements of Boat Design
with Paul Gartside		 Introduction to Boatbuilding
with John Karbott		 Finishing Out Small Boats
with Bill Thomas
Elements of Sailing II
with Jane Ahlfeld
& Gretchen Snyder (for Women)		 Elements of Sailing I
with Tracy Eberhart &
Martin Gardner		 Bronze Casting
for Boatbuilders
with Mike Saari		 The Art of Woodcuts
with Gene Shaw		 Lofting
with Greg Rössel
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
with Havilah Hawkins		 Craft Of Sail
on board VITAL SPARK
with Arista Holden (for Women)		 Elements of Sailing II
with Martin Gardner &
Rich Naple		 Elements of Sailing I
with Geoff Kerr & Rich Naple		 The Maine Coast in Watercolor
with Su Morrill Johnson
  Coastal Cruising Seamanship
onboard VELA
with Havilah Hawkins		 Open-Boat Cruising
with Geoff Kerr		 Craft Of Sail
on board VITAL SPARK
with Arista Holden		 Elements of Sailing II
with Jane Ahlfeld
& Erica Moody
  Elements of
Coastal Kayaking
with Nick Schade		 Craft of Sail
on board LEVERA with Ross Beane		 Sailing GLADIATOR
with Andy Zuber		 
      Coastal Cruising Seamanship
on board VELA
with Havilah Hawkins		  

September 2019

September 1–7 September 8–14 September 15–21 September 22–28
Advanced Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Greg Rössel		 Fundamentals of
Boatbuilding
with Bob Fuller
Interior Boat Joinery
with Greg Bauer		 Build Your Own
Stitch-And-Glue Kayak
with Dillon Majoros		 Making Friends with
Your Marine
Diesel Engine
with Jon Bardo
Introduction to
Cold-Molded Construction
with Mike Moros		 Building the
Amesbury Dory-Skiff
with Graham McKay		 Build Your Own
Plank-Constructed Pond Yacht
with Bruce Richter		 Building Half Models
with Eric Dow
Sea Sense Under Sail
with Havilah Hawkins		 Sailboats & Seascapes
in Acrylics
with Kaitlyn Metcalf		 Introduction to Canvaswork
with Ann Brayton		  
Cruising Through the Watches
on board ACTRESS
with Hans Vierthaler		 Marine Photography
with Jon Strout
& Jane Peterson		    
  Sea Sense Under Sai
on board VELA
with Havilah Hawkins		    
  Coastal Cruising Seamanship
on board ACTRESS
with Hans Vierthaler		    
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