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A GREAT WAY TO GET STARTED AS A BOATBUILDER! 

Our 2009 class schedule is now largely complete.  Scroll down for a list and details.  With the exception of Winter 2009 classes, we're not taking registrations for another week or two.  Plan your vacation, and come build a boat with us!

Wood Ducks August 2008
August 2008 Wood Duck class

Over the last 15 years, CLC boatbuilding classes have launched 900 boats and introduced more than a thousand students to the joys of boatbuilding. CLC has been hosting and teaching build-your-own-boat classes since 1994. Our talented professional instructors will help you assemble your own boat from start to finish.  Most classes are 5-1/2 days---a perfect one-week vacation, with your own boat to take home, ready for finish work.

Demand has grown every year as the word spreads.  In 2009 we’ve scheduled more than 30 classes at sites in Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, and California.  Our boatbuilding school partners include the famous WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine, IYRS in Newport, RI, and the Great Lakes Boatbuilding School in Cedarville, Michigan.

Why build a boat in a class?

   You’ll have a professional boatbuilder at your side every minute
   You’ll enjoy the positive energy—and extra hands—of a group setting
   This is a great family or parent-child experience
   You’ll start and complete kit assembly in a week
   You’ll have lavishly equipped shops at your disposal during the class
   You’ll enjoy beautiful maritime settings

Check out these nifty time lapse animations from our classes:

And don't miss NBC's Today Show segment featuring the Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer class at the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine!

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Upcoming Boatbuilding Classes:

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Recent Boatbuilding Classes:

  • Wood Duck | October 20-25, 2008 | See Timelapse
  • Annapolis Wherry | October 6-11, 2008
  • Shearwater | September 22-27, 2008
  • Stitch & Glue Night Heron | August 10-16, 2008
  • Wood Duck | August 3-9, 2008
  • Shellback Dinghy | August 3-9, 2008
  • Sassafras Canoe | August 3-9, 2008
  • Skerry Daysailer | July 14-19, 2008
  • Annapolis Wherry | June 15-21, 2008
  • Chesapeake 17LT | May 19-24, 2008
  • Skerry Daysailer | April 21-26, 2008
  • Passagemaker Dinghy | January 21-26, 2008 | See Timelapse
  • Stitch & Glue Night Heron | January 19-21 & 26-28, 2008
  • Chesapeake 17LT | October 22-27, 2007
  • Annapolis Wherry | October 15-20, 2007

Skerry Class - April 2008