North House Folk School - Courses, Classes, Workshops

Maritime Ropemaking & Rigging

Sailing, Traditional Crafts

Ted Gephart, Dick Enstad

This course will allow you to learn about the historic production of cordage for maritime use while providing hands-on experience learning to make rope and traditional maritime knot tying and small boat rigging. Trace the historic developments of mechanical innovation in rope making as well as the changes in selection of natural fibers by first learning to make cordage, concluding with the actual production of rope on the North House rope walk. The remainder of the morning and the afternoon will be spent learning and working with the splices and knots that would be used to rig a small sailboat using natural fiber rope.

Dates

No classes currently scheduled

Course Details

Length in days:

Hours:

9am-5pm

Tuition:

$75.00 per student (May 1-Oct 31)
$65.00 per student (Nov 1 - Apr 30)

Materials:

Included

Levels:

All Levels

Age with adult:

16+ (Review age guidelines/policy)

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.
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Do you take last minute registrations?
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When will new course dates be posted?
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