All showed specific interest in learning how to build wooden boats in general and traditional craft in particular. All live by the sea and have experience with it, sailing or rowing, fishing or fish farming. Some come from families which own a boat or two, or someone in the family has worked on boats at some time. Each envisages himself working in this area in the future. Actions and Innovations We are providing traditional, hands-on training conducted in Irish in boat building and reparation skills.
Trainers are boat builders by rights, with customers on line and jobs to do.
They are local men who are thoroughly knowledgeable in all aspects of their trade. Trainees are being trained directly through the work that the trainers have at hand, be it repair, restoration, or building new boats. These last two are the bread and butter of their trade, and can bring in steady income. The project is the liaison between the community, its cultural heritage, industrial development and the boat builder's trade. By linking the boat builders with young people and supporting the promoting the boat building industry we are revitalising the interest in the trace and contributing to its growth.