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Building The Classic Wooden Rowboat: Build Your Own Susan Skiff

Boatbuilding

John Beltman

This is an ideal boatbuilding course for someone who has always dreamed of building a classic wooden boat and spending the time to fully enjoy the traditions, smells and trades of the wooden boat building shop. In just over two weeks you will mill the lumber, lay the planking and finish a flat-bottomed, square-stern 11-foot rowboat. Working with the talents of a professional boatbuilder, you build your own Susan Skiff, a classic wooden boat with a carvel-planked bottom and lapstrake sides. Set for rowing or attaching a small outboard motor to enjoy a fishing outing, this classic wooden boat will provide a lifetime of memories and skills for the builder. Students are strongly encouraged to bring a partner to help?this can be a great family project. As a tutorial course, you will have an apprenticeship experience working side by side with trained professional boat builder John Beltman.

Dates

Thu, Oct 25, 2012 - Fri, Nov 09, 2012 Nearly Full

(Early bird tuition deadline: 09/13/12)

Course Details

Length in days:

Hours:

9am-5pm

Tuition:

$2,700.00 per student (Regular rate)
$2,600.00 per student (Early-bird rate)

Materials:

$925.00

Levels:

Beginner to Intermediate

Making it happen:

When should I enroll?
We can't hold classes without students! Decisions regarding course cancellations (as related to minimum enrollment) are made three weeks before the class starts--so if you've got a course in mind, plan ahead and sign up at least three weeks in advance! That way we'll know you're coming, courses are more likely to meet minimum enrollment numbers, and then they'll actually take place.
Also watch for the words "nearly full" next to course dates. When that notation appears it means there are only one or two spots left--so sign up soon!
Do you take last minute registrations?
Of course! Although it's important that courses meet minimum enrollment three weeks before their scheduled start dates, we know that life doesn't always allow for prior planning. As long as there are still spots left in a course we're happy to accept your registration last minute.
When will new course dates be posted?
New course dates are posted both in the spring and fall to coordinate with our course catalog release dates. All the new dates are opened for enrollment on the same day and at the same time, so that everyone gets a fair crack at a spot in the courses they're interested in. As that time rolls around we announce when the new dates will "go live" in our e-newsletter. (sign up here!)

Building The Classic Wooden Rowboat: Build Your Own Susan Skiff