• Build a Boat – Initial Set-up

    5 Days

    Set up building frames and the backbone for a traditionally built clinker boat. Produce the stem, keel, hog and transom for a small dinghy and fit the components together to form the backbone. The course also covers the theory for setting up for glued, cold moulded, clinker, strip planked and carvel builds.

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  • Build A Paddleboard

    12 days

    Spend two weeks building your own hand-crafted timber paddleboard built over an internal “fishbone” frame. The board you will make is designed for general use, it has a beginner friendly form with good stability, but is fairly quick and suitable for surfing, yoga, and fishing.

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  • GRP Repairs

    5 Days

    Start with the basics of working safely with polyester-based glass reinforced plastic (GRP) and understand the functions of components (e.g. resin, catalyst, pigments). Tackle practical hands-on activities from gel coat repairs and colour matching to larger hull repairs requiring temporary moulds and formers.

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  • Introduction to Boat Building

    2 Days

    This introductory course looks at how boats are shaped and why, terminology, construction methods, materials, propulsion, and sails and rigs/rigging. This is a classroom-based course, but workshop walkabouts and strolls to the harbour and the gig shed mean legs are regulary stretched.

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  • Modern Sail Making

    5 Days

    Design and cut shapes, machine and hand sew, and maintain sails for anything from a small dinghy to a round-the-world yacht. It may be possible to make sails for yourself, please contact us for details – there will be an extra charge for materials used.

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  • Modern Wooden Boat Building

    5 Days

    Learn the skills for glued clinker, cold moulding, strip planking and stitch & glue boat building.

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  • Renovation and Finishing

    5 Days

    Learn the techniques for producing a high-grade paint and varnish finish; removing old coatings, preparing surfaces and applying a new finish.

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  • Ropework

    2 Days

    Learn ropework techniques using three-strand, double and single braids. Learn whipping and make grommets, back, eye, and other useful splices.

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  • Traditional Wooden Boat Building

    5 Days

    Learn and practise tool sharpening, scarfing, shaping and fitting planks, riveting and steaming. Set-up theory and lining off planks is also covered.

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