 The WoodenBoat School Brooklin, Maine In business for almost 30 years, the WoodenBoat School's sprawling campus fronts on Eggemoggin Reach and Penobscot Bay. Students stay in a beautiful old farmhouse, enjoy family-style meals, and after class may avail themselves of a classic fleet of wooden smallcraft on the waterfront. You are surrounded by wooden boats at every turn, and the pastoral beauty of Brooklin helps explain the literary inspiration of Brooklin's most famous resident: wooden boat enthusiast and writer E.B. White. The nearby Blue Hill Fair features in his "Charlotte's Web." Come to Brooklin and you'll understand why 60% of every class comprises returning WoodenBoat School alumni. Classes in Brooklin:
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International Yacht Restoration School Newport, Rhode Island
Located on four acres right in downtown Newport, Rhode Island, IYRS (pronounced "iris") is one of the most important boatbuilding trade schools in North America. Their facilities are magnificent: the main shops are in an enormous converted mill building ten paces from the water, and some of the most famous yachts ever built (Dorade, Sonny, Whitehawk) are tied up at the dock. Some CLC classes will be there, others will be a short boatride across the harbor at the Museum of Yachting. It's difficult to think of a more inspiring place to build boats! You can walk from the school to the busy shops and seafood emporiums of downtown Newport, and the city teems with excellent B&Bs. Classes in Newport: | 
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Chesapeake Light Craft Annapolis, Maryland We've been holding classes at our Annapolis factory since 1998. Heated, air conditioned, and completely equipped, in our classroom we've turned out hundreds and hundreds of boats. We're a short, pleasant walk from a B&B. Founded in 1694, Annapolis is the home of the US Naval Academy and was briefly (1783) the capital of the United States, and many of the buildings from that era survive. Annapolis calls itself the "sailing capital of the world" and the fresh Chesapeake Bay seafood is delectable. Classes in Annapolis: | 
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Great Lakes Boat Building School
Cedarville, Michigan
The Great Lakes Boat Building School is located in the beautiful Les Cheneaux Islands of northern Michigan, on the U.P. GLBBS is housed in a brand new 12,000 square foot facility designed and built specifically for the teaching of woodworking, basic design, traditional and modern boat building, yacht joinery, repair, and restoration. B&Bs are nearby. Classes in Cedarville: | 
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Wooden Boat Foundation
Port Townsend, Washington After years of requests, we're excited to be offering build-your-own-boat classes in the Pacific Northwest. Hosted by the Wooden Boat Foundation, you'll build boats in the heart of the vibrant seaport and working waterfront of Port Townsend, Washington. The shop is in the Chandler Maritime Education Building, perched right on the historic waterfront, heated in cool weather and completely equipped for boatbuilding. Chesapeake Light Craft classes extend the Wooden Boat Foundation's mission of connecting people of all ages with the working wooden boat community.
Port Townsend is a jewel, a retreat for serious wooden boat builders and enthusiasts. You'll be right downtown, steps from shops, great food, and some of the best small boat waters in North America. Classes in Port Townsend, Washington: |  
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