May 14-16th in Wiscasset, Maine

In this 3.5-day class, students learn the basics of how to build your own boat starting with a kit. We build a 9-foot canoe and a Frosty. We’ll run through all the skills from reading plans, to mixing epoxy, to hand tool use, and through the steps and skills of building a small boat from our kits and plans. The boats are available for cost of materials at the end of the class.

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TBD | Location: Our new shop in Wiscasset, Maine | Tuition TBD | email us to reserve spot

It’s Santa’s workshop in Saco where we build beautiful scale models of the Echo Bay Dory Skiff - whether for gifts or your own pleasure, this weekend class is a joy. The class fee includes the model kit and the supplies you need to build it in the two days. Take t home for paint and varnish.

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April 24-26th at Rocking the Boat in the Bronx

During this three-day session at Rocking the Boat in the South Bronx, noted designer, boatbuilder and kit-boat entrepreneur Clint Chase will lead participants in the assembly of a pair of 14-foot-long Caravelle Skiffs. In addition to gaining experience with contemporary plywood-epoxy building techniques, participants will have the satisfaction of helping to assemble a fleet of versatile lightweight rowing craft for use in free community boating programs in New York City.