Girls Spring Break Boat Building Class

Come join us for this hands-on boat building course, offered to youth girls age 11 and up, in celebration of Women's History Month. Students will work as a team building the Kingston Pram rowboat from start to finish. This is a unique opportunity to work with a master woodworker and shipwright, Wayne Ford, whose experience includes participating in the restoration of the sloop Woody Guthrie and the sloop Clearwater. Wayne will lead this course over the week of spring break, teaching the team how to work together to successfully construct a small boat. Students have the option of taking as many days of the class as they want, from one day to all five days.

The boat you will build is a Kingston Pram and it has an ideal structure for the beginning boat builder. It's a compact rowboat that is compact enough to be carried on the top of a car. Length: 8'1" / Beam (width at widest point): 3'11" / Height: 1'2" / Draft (depth below the water): 4".

NOTE: the membership discount will be reflected in the final price for the event displayed on the checkout page.

Students will have the opportunity to purchase the boat when the class is completed. The cost will be approximately $800-1000. 

Dates: Mon-Fri., March 25-29, 9 AM - 4 PM
Instructor: Wayne Ford
Class size (max.): 6
Attendance (min.): 2*
Skill level: basic 
Prerequisites: none

Registration
Household Member & Above: $148.75 per day**
Individual Member: $157.50 per day**
General Public: $175 per day
Register By: March 24

*Classes that do not meet the minimum attendance number may be cancelled or rescheduled. If so, you will receive a full refund or credit regardless of the cancellation date.

**We encourage students to become members (for as little as $30/year) to receive 10-15% off class tuition. You must be a current member on the date of registering to receive your discount. Please login to activate your member discount. To become a new member, please sign up here, or call 845-338-0071.

Instructor: Wayne Ford is a master woodworker and shipwright with extensive timber framing experience. His experience includes participating in the restoration of the sloop Woody Guthrie and the sloop Clearwater. He teaches a wide range of woodworking classes, YouthBoat boatbuilding, timber framing, and special project classes at the Wooden Boat School.