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Wood Ducks August 2008
August 2009 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 ran more than 20 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, the Wooden Boat Foundation in Port Townsend, Washington, 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 | August 2-7, 2010
  • Sassafras 12 | August 2-7, 2010
  • Northeaster Dory | July 5-10 , 2010
  • Wood Duck | July 5-10, 2010
  • Sassafras | June 21-26, 2010
  • Northeaster Dory | June 7-12, 2010
  • Annapolis Wherry | June 7-12, 2010
  • Skerry | May 10-15, 2010
  • Wood Duck | May 3-8, 2010
  • Northeaster Dory | April 26-May 1, 2010
  • Northeaster Dory | April 19-24, 2010
  • Passagemaker Dinghy |  April 5-10, 2010
  • Annapolis Wherry | March 22-27, 2010
  • Passagemaker Dinghy | February 8-13, 2010
  • Skerry | October 19-24, 2009
  • Northeaster Dory | October 12-17, 2009
  • Northeaster Dory | October 5-10, 2009 | See Timelapse
  • Chesapeake 17LT | September 21-26, 2009
  • Annapolis Wherry | August 9-15, 2009
  • Sassafras 12 | August 2-8, 2009
  • Wood Duck | August 2-8, 2009
  • Nutshell Pram | August 2-8, 2009
  • Northeaster Dory | July 27-August 1, 2009
  • Stitch & Glue Night Heron | July 5-11, 2009
  • Skerry | June 28-July 4, 2009
  • Skerry | June 15-20, 2009
  • Wood Duck | June 8-13, 2009
  • Chesapeake 17LT | June 7-13, 2009
  • Annapolis Wherry | June 1-6, 2009
  • Wood Duck | May 18-23, 2009
  • Skerry Daysailer | May 11-16, 2009
  • Annapolis Wherry | April 20-25, 2009
  • Passagemaker Dinghy | February 20-25, 2009
  • 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

Skerry Class - April 2008