Access to Experience

Welcome to WoodenBoat School!

The 2025 class schedule is now available!  The first day of online registration will be Thursday, January 2nd at 8:00am EST.

Don’t forget to sign-up for the school’s email (scoll down to the bottom of this page) to get info and updates about the school year !

2025 Course Schedule

With over 17 new or returning courses and more than 85 courses overall, WoodenBoat School has something for everyone!

Registration begins Thursday, January 2nd 2025 at 8:00AM EST

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Take Courses Online With Mastering Skills

WoodenBoat’s Mastering Skills, a membership website dedicated to the craft and related disciplines of wooden boat building. Videos are at the heart of Mastering Skills: we post a new one each month, typically an hour or more in length. In each episode, our host, Rich Hilsinger, the former director of WoodenBoat School, works with master craftspeople to deliver an in-depth lesson on the art and craft of boatbuilding.

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