Boatbuilding Classes

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!

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:

Wood Duck :: Annapolis Wherry :: Chesapeake 17LT

Passagemaker Dinghy :: Shearwater :: Skerry

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

Click here for FAQs about our Boatbuilding Classes!

Upcoming Boatbuilding Classes:

	Build Your Own Kayak Dec 1, 2008 - Jan 31, 2009 Hayward Adult School, Hayward, California
	Build Your Own Chester Yawl Jan 10, 2009 - Jan 18, 2009 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland
	Build Your Own Stitch & Glue Night Heron Jan 17, 2009 - Jan 26, 2009 Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking - Manchester, Connecticut
	Build Your Own Passagemaker Dinghy Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 21, 2009 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland
	Build Your Own Kayak Mar 14, 2009 - May 14, 2009 Hayward Adult School, Hayward, California
	Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry Apr 20, 2009 - Apr 25, 2009 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland
	Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer May 11, 2009 - May 16, 2009 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland
	Build Your Own Wood Duck Kayak May 18, 2009 - May 23, 2009 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland
	Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry Jun 1, 2009 - Jun 6, 2009 International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
	Build Your Own Chesapeake 17LT Jun 7, 2009 - Jun 13, 2009 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine
	Build Your Own Wood Duck Kayak Jun 8, 2009 - Jun 13, 2009 Great Lakes Boat Building School - Cedarville, Michigan
	Build Your Own Ultralight Canoe Jun 8, 2009 - Jun 13, 2009 International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
	Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer Jun 15, 2009 - Jun 20, 2009 Great Lakes Boat Building School - Cedarville, Michigan
	Build Your Own Kaholo Stand-Up Paddleboard Jun 15, 2009 - Jun 20, 2009 International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
	Build Your Own Wood Duck Kayak Jun 22, 2009 - Jun 27, 2009 International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
	Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer Jun 28, 2009 - Jul 4, 2009 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine
	Build Your Own Mill Creek Kayak Jun 29, 2009 - Jul 4, 2009 International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
	Build Your Own Stitch & Glue Night Heron Jul 5, 2009 - Jul 11, 2009 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine
	Build Your Own Eastport Pram - Family Week Jul 13, 2009 - Jul 18, 2009 International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
	Build Your Own Shearwater Kayak Jul 13, 2009 - Jul 18, 2009 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland
	Build Your Own Remote Control Sailing Model Jul 20, 2009 - Jul 25, 2009 International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
	Build Your Own Lapstrake Dory Jul 27, 2009 - Aug 1, 2009 International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
	Build Your Own Nutshell Pram - Family Week Aug 2, 2009 - Aug 8, 2009 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine
	Build Your Own Wood Duck Kayak - Family Week Aug 2, 2009 - Aug 8, 2009 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine
	Build Your Own Ultralight Canoe - Family Week Aug 2, 2009 - Aug 8, 2009 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine
	Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry Aug 9, 2009 - Aug 15, 2009 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine
	Build Your Own Peeler Power Skiff Aug 10, 2009 - Aug 15, 2009 International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
	Build Your Own Ganymede Kayak Aug 17, 2009 - Aug 22, 2009 International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
	Build Your Own Passagemaker Dinghy Aug 24, 2009 - Aug 29, 2009 International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
	Build Your Own Chesapeake 17LT Sep 21, 2009 - Sep 26, 2009 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland
	Build Your Own Lapstrake Dory Oct 5, 2009 - Oct 10, 2009 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland
	Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer Oct 19, 2009 - Oct 24, 2009 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland