Event

Chesapeake Light Craft's annual gathering of boat builders held in Annapolis, MD. John Harris has asked me to do a little presentation and bring down some boats.

For more information go to the OkoumeFest webpage.

First Notice:

Location: WoodenBoat School, Brooklin, ME

Build your own Stitch and Glue Night Heron in 6 days. This course will be held at the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, ME.

In this fast paced class you will start out with a pile of parts and 6 days later go home with a kayak. Read here for more details on this boat building class

The WoodenBoat School has a beautiful location right on Eggemoggin Reach. The classes are held in the old cow barn of a saltwater farm. In the bay out in front of the farm WoodenBoat has a fleet of small boats available for students to use during their stay. This is really a summer camp for adults.

Once again we will be exhibiting at the great WoodenBoat Show will be at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. I will bring as many boats as I can.

The annual gathering of kayak builders in Groton, CT. If you have built a boat over the winter, this is your chance to debut it to the world. More information about the Meet at the Beach.

I will be leading people in building their own Night Heron at Chesapeake Light Craft as an offsite course through the WoodenBoat School.

In this fast paced class you will start out with a pile of parts and 6 days later go home with a kayak. Read here for more details on this boat building class

This class is now open for registration at WoodenBoat School website.

Location: Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking, Manchester, CT
Hours: Saturday, Sunday & Monday, January 19, 20, 21 & 26, 27 & 28, 9:00am – 5:00pm

The S&G Night Heron is a beautiful, high performance sea kayak built of plywood using the Stitch and Glue construction technique. This class lets each student go home with their own boat.

In this fast paced class at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking, each student will go home with their own unique Stitch and Glue Night Heron.

Location: Manchester, CT

The process of strip building canoes and kayaks is generally considered to be the best for small light-weight craft. It is also undoubtedly the nicest looking construction method for this sized boat. In this one day demonstration of the strip-building technique for making a kayak or other small boat, professional kayak builder and designer, Nick Schade, will outline the steps to build your own boat. Topics shown will include basic stripping and staple-free construction, fairing the hull and fiber-glassing. Participants will be free to ask questions. For anyone considering building a small boat, this workshop will be a good opportunity to learn more about the process.

Location: Mystic, CT

The WoodenBoat Show will be returning to Mystic Seaport this year. There is always a great selection of wooden boats to view. Please come by and say "Hi".

Location: Groton, CT
A fun gathering of kayak builders in Groton Connecticut. Held every year the Bluff Point State Park. For more information check the Meet at the Beach Website

Location: Glastonbury, CT

Nick will be talking about the business of designing and building kayaks to the Rotary Club of Glastonbury