This comprehensive program trains students to build a variety of traditionally constructed vessels both large and small.
Read More >This program teaches students how to build wooden boats using strip planking, stich-and-glue, plywood, cold molding, and laminating techniques applicable to both small and large vessels.
Read More >This program covers tasks integral to boat building and repair, such as electrical systems, corrosion, diesel engines, propulsion, hydraulics, marine plumbing, and marine HVAC.
Read More >The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is located on the waterfront in lower Port Hadlock, Washington, a quiet town…
Read More2021 Virtual Open House Dates: To Be Determined Request a link of a recorded Open House event at admissions@nwswb.edu….
Read MoreWe are currently accepting applications for all programs. Click Here to Apply. We anticipate a very full 2021 class…
Read MoreHands down the most educational I’ve done in my life. It’s led to great things. It definitely made me competitive in the workforce.
Happiness comes from solving problems and boatbuilding is problem solving. The amount of confidence I built was transformational.
I could not have asked for a more fulfilling year and a half at the School. As a student, and then as the Prothero Intern, I learned from incredibly talented instructors and gained a…
Wooden boatbuilding is challenging and mysterious because you can’t just follow a plan. You have to trust your eye and ability to judge whether something’s going to fit or what needs to happen to…
Boat School gave me the skills, approach, and practical knowledge in one year that many aspiring craftspeople take decades to gain. I left Boat School with great confidence in my abilities to build, solve…
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