2024 Courses

An Introduction to Traditional Methods and Techniques

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

A modern take on a Grand Canyon Classic.

Using models to learn modern plywood boatbuilding techniques suitable for small and large boats.

Developing a trained eye for boats.

Traditional sailing in a large open boat

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

Principles and practices; tools and traditional techniques.

Concepts, technique, inspiration for beginners on up.

Learn the entire planking process for Carvel and Lapstrake hulls.

A fun week of woodworking for kids only!

Building a fun family tender.

Introduce your family to the sport of sailing.

A fun week introducing the basics of Sea Kayaking.

Learn the basic skills and techniques to capture the lines off old boats

The joy of painting outside in a marine environment.

Creating the components and properly setting up to build a traditional small boat.

Lessons aboard the traditional American sailing craft BELFORD GRAY.

Help build this sail & oar boat for the WoodenBoat School fleet.

Revealing the secrets of how to get big ships into small bottles.

Help build this sail & oar boat for the WoodenBoat School fleet.

Learn the principles and process—then practice on your own design.

Help build this sail & oar boat for the WoodenBoat School fleet.

Figuring out what’s wrong and how to fix it right.

Techniques and tips for getting that perfect digital shot on and around the water.

Understanding capabilities and advantages of the computer in your own boat design work.

Create beautiful, balanced oars that turn minimum effort into maximum power.

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

A light, fast seaworthy rowboat anyone can build.

Learn the art of hand-crafting wooden oars at this one-of-a-kind non-profit

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

A simple, versatile craft for rowing, motoring or sailing

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

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

The theory and practice of classical boatbuilding.

An introduction to evaluating small marine diesels.

A one-week primer on building small boats.

Crafting pictures and designs in wood.

A rewarding woodworking project steeped in tradition.

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

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

Tools, Materials, Skills, and Satisfactions.

The theory and practice of classical boatbuilding.

Knowing where you are on the water.

Completing a custom boat for the WoodenBoat School Fleet

Take the next steps to improve and expand your skills

Expert guidance for enjoying paddling in all types of water.

Learn to sail courses that emphasize seamanship, instill confidence, and are fun.

Making sense of all those lines and numbers.

Introductory techniques for first-time carvers.

The perfect blend of stitch & glue plywood construction with a beautiful strip-planked deck.

The next steps in classical boatbuilding.

Build and sail the INDEPENDENCE model.

Learn to sail courses that emphasize seamanship, instill confidence, and are fun.

Designed to help build confidence and experience handling and cruising small sail & oar craft.

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

Finding and fixing issues in vintage wooden boats

The skills for adventuring.

Learn to sail courses that emphasize seamanship, instill confidence, and are fun.

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

A week of cruising the coast of Maine aboard HESPER

Building the Yankee Tender Skiff

A one-week primer on building small boats.

The theory and practice of classical boatbuilding.

Restore/complete your own pond yacht and get it ready for sailing or display.

Learn to sail courses that emphasize seamanship, instill confidence, and are fun.

A beautiful lapstrake double-ender for oar or sail.

Learn and enjoy big-boat sailing with a master.

Understanding wood and woodworking techniques with an emphasis on hand tool usage.

Coastal sailing adventures in a traditional Crotch Island Pinky.

Learn to sail courses that emphasize seamanship, instill confidence, and are fun.

Practical marlinespike and hand-sewn canvas projects for small boats.

A 12′ lightweight rower that’s fast and easy to build.

Learn basic joinery through a useful, fun project.

Learn how to build and tune a new set of sails for your remote controled sailboat

Strategies and techniques for common wooden boat repairs.

Learn to sail courses that emphasize seamanship, instill confidence, and are fun.

The art and science of finishing prep work to final coat.

The practice and pleasure of carving half-hull models.

Learn and enjoy big-boat sailing with a master.

Making them beautiful again—keelson to varnish.

Learn to sail courses that emphasize seamanship, instill confidence, and are fun.

Learn the steps to building both solid and hollow spars.

Learn how to carve letters using only one tool.

The process of patternmaking and casting custom hardware.

Designed to help build confidence and experience handling and cruising small sail & oar craft.

Learn to sail courses that emphasize seamanship, instill confidence, and are fun.

Understanding wood and woodworking techniques with an emphasis on hand tool usage.

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

Building LOUISE, a traditional 14′ Pulling Boat, in plywood

An Introduction to Drawing: Exploring Coastal Landscapes in Plein Air

Learn to sail courses that emphasize seamanship, instill confidence, and are fun.

The pleasures of a distinct American sailing craft.

Learning the basics while building a Shellback dinghy.

A week of cruising on the coast of Maine aboard ELSKOV.

A fast plywood daysailer for the whole family

Capturing the Beauty of Coastal Landscapes in Plein Air

A Vintage Marblehead-class pond yacht designed for radio control.

A week of cruising on the coast of Maine aboard ELSKOV.

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

Learn and enjoy big-boat sailing with a master.

Record and Replicate a unique little dory

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

Learn to sail courses that emphasize seamanship, instill confidence, and are fun.

A fast-paced week building the iconic plywood river dory.

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

Glued-lapstrake construction of a beautiful daysailer.

A chance to sail and row all our classic boats.

A Vintage Marblehead-class pond yacht designed for radio control.

Building a dovetailed utility box with a focus on traditional hand skills.

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

How to “see” in black and white.

The theory and practice of classical boatbuilding.

An intriguing woodworking project for the beginning or intermediate woodworker.

Project design, tools of the trade, industrial machine stitching, materials, and lots more.

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

A beautiful lapstrake double-ender for oar or sail.

An introduction to evaluating small marine diesels.

A one-week primer on building small boats.

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