Family BoatBuilding
Family BoatBuilding at the 20th Annual WoodenBoat Show is sponsored by People’s United Bank
WoodenBoat magazine started Family BoatBuilding in 1998 as a way to bring new people to boatbuilding, and to boating. The concept is simple: To provide a kit that can be built in two-and-a-half days and provide expert building instruction. The goal is to launch all the boats into the water midway through the third day of the show. And then they put their boats on their cartops or trailers and take them home. (If you’d like to learn more about Family BoatBuilding, please go to the website).
Watch this page for our announcement of the kits planned for the 21st Annual WoodenBoat Show, June 29–July 1, 2012. We hope you will participate!
Family BoatBuilding at the 20th Annual WoodenBoat Show was an amazing success. Families from all over the US came together to build 18 Sassafras Canoes, 3 Echo Bay Dory Skiffs, 4 Chuckanuts and 3 Mandy’s. The look of satisfaction on the families’ faces was universal, and the boats they built over three days were truly a testament to the great preparation and teaching by the designers, as well as the spirit of teamwork among the builders.
We are grateful for the sponsorship of People’s United Bank, as well as the two teams they sent to experience Family BoatBuilding for themselves! Teams from both Maine and Connecticut each built a Sassafras canoe during the weekend and exhibited good-natured competitive spirit.
2011 Family BoatBuilding Kit Producers
- B&B Yacht Designs
- Chesapeake Light Craft
- Clint Chase Boatbuilder, LLC
- Duckworks Boatbuilders Supplies
- E-Boat
- Gentry Custom Boats
- Hewes & Co
- Velox Design