Boatbuilding Schools

Since 1969, hundreds of professionals currently involved in the marine trades started their careers through the programs of The Boat School, located in Eastport, Maine. Our graduates have found successful careers in design, composite boat construction, classic wooden boat restoration, boat building publication, boatyard management, small craft construction, marine surveying, systems installation, cold molded construction, as well as custom boat building.

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The Apprenticeshop is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to inspire personal growth through craftsmanship, community, and the traditions of the sea. The Apprenticeshop has been one of the country’s finest wooden boatbuilding schools for 35+ years. The Community Sailing Program offers youth and adult sailing and seamanship programs.