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Plan your vacation. Come build a boat with us! We have scheduled some of the 2010 classes. Many more will be added...check back frequently!
August 2009 Wood Duck class
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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, 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:
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!
The first of our 2010 Boatbuilding Classes have been scheduled and are listed below. Another batch of 2010 classes will be posted soon.
- The WoodenBoat School will begin taking registrations for their summer classes in Brooklin, Maine on Monday, January 4th.
- The WoodenBoat School is already accepting registrations for their off-site classes held at our shop in Annapolis, Maryland. Call 207-359-4651 and ask for Kim to register.
Upcoming Boatbuilding Classes:
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Build Your Own Stitch & Glue Night HeronJan 16, 2010 - Jan 21, 2010 Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking - Manchester, Connecticut |
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Build Your Own Northeaster Dory Apr 19, 2010 - Apr 24, 2010 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland |
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Build Your Own Wood Duck Kayak May 3, 2010 - May 8, 2010 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland |
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Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer May 10, 2010 - May 15, 2010 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland |
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Build Your Own Northeaster Dory Jun 7, 2010 - Jun 12, 2010 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine |
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Build Your Own Sassafras Canoe - Family Week Aug 2, 2010 - Aug 7, 2010 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine |
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Build Your Own Wood Duck Kayak - Family Week Aug 2, 2010 - Aug 7, 2010 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine |
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Build Your Own Skerry Daysailer Sep 13, 2010 - Sep 18, 2010 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland |
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Lapstrake Boatbuilding Sep 20, 2010 - Sep 25, 2010 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland |
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Build Your Own Chesapeake 17LT Sep 27, 2010 - Oct 2, 2010 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland |
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Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry Oct 18, 2010 - Oct 23, 2010 Chesapeake Light Craft - Annapolis, Maryland |
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Recent Boatbuilding Classes:
- 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
Seven new PMDs built at our Annapolis facility in February 2009.
