Events
Maine Boats Homes and Harbors Show in Rockland Maine
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 17:42Start: Aug 13 2010 - 18:42 End: Aug 15 2010 - 18:42 Timezone: Etc/GMT-4
If you love the coast of Maine, you won't want to miss this show, where Tradition Meets Innovation™. Come see Maine's finest artists, architects, boatbuilders, furniture makers, craftsmen, designers, marine gear vendors, and musicians.
Maine Boatbuilders Show in Portland Maine
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 17:32Start: Mar 19 2010 - 18:32 End: Mar 21 2010 - 18:32 Timezone: Etc/GMT-4
A gathering of the finest fiberglass and wooden custom boat builders on the East Coast. Also exhibiting numerous manufacturers of boating equipment. Sailboats, powerboats, canoes, kayaks, and rowing boats with the builders there to discuss and sell their work.
WoodenBoat Show at Mystic Seaport
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 17:24Start: Jun 25 2010 - 18:24 End: Jun 27 2010 - 18:24 Timezone: Etc/GMT-4
The Annual WoodenBoat Show is a tremendous celebration of boats new and old, large and small. Throughout the Seaport, the energy was palpable from discovering a needed tool, learning a new skill, to pure, jaw-dropping admiration for the incredible craftsmanship found at every turn. Summer begins at the WoodenBoat Show!
2010 Meet at the Beach
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 17:16Start: Jun 5 2010 - 09:00 End: Jun 5 2010 - 15:00 Timezone: Etc/GMT-4
For over ten years now kayak builders have gathered at Bluff Point State Park in Groton, CT to share what we did last winter. This is an informal gathering of people interested in homemade kayaks and other small boats. If you have a boat or just like homemade boats, this is fun chance to visit with others with similar interests. Meet at the Beach Home Page
Build Your Own Ganymede Class at IYRS
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 17:06Start: Jul 11 2010 - 18:06 End: Jul 17 2010 - 18:06 Timezone: Etc/GMT-4
"Ganymede" is a brand new design by Nick Schade: An easy-to-handle recreational kayak, fun to paddle and fast and easy to build.
Fine Woodstrip Canoe Construction at the WoodenBoat School
Mon, 12/07/2009 - 11:17Start: Sep 5 2010 - 18:00 End: Sep 11 2010 - 12:00 Timezone: Etc/GMT-4
I am privileged to take over the reins for this class from Ted Moores who had taught at the WoodenBoat School for 17 years. Ted is a godfather to all those who now build small boats using the strip-planked, fiberglass and epoxy method. He started this class at the WoodenBoat School building two canoes.
Build Your Own Stitch and Glue Night Heron at the WoodenBoat School
Mon, 12/07/2009 - 10:41Start: Jul 25 2010 - 18:00 End: Jul 31 2010 - 12:00 Timezone: Etc/GMT-4
Once again I will be leading students through the building of the Stitch and Glue Night Heron from a pile of plywood pieces through a fully assembled sea kayak at the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine.
This fast-pace class is suitable for anyone from novice woodworkers who want an introduction to boatbuilding, through experienced boat builders who want to learn about stitch and glue kayak building and fiberglass work.