In The Middle Of 2001. This is to be followed by a free one-week internship at the school to allow the applicant to see what it is really like and for the staff to determine suitability. An ongoing class in small boat building designed for San Francisco Bay Area residents. This class offers detailed instruction on lofting, boat building and hand tool use. Every Saturday from 9am to 4pm.
Tuition covers six months of attendance.
Limited to eight students. We are currently building Black Cat, a 15ft catboat sloop designed by Robert Darr. The boat is lapstrake planked and fastened with copper rivets. This class is the next best thing to the apprenticeship program. It offers serious boat building education on a part time basis and prepares amateurs for boat building on their own.