We have five new 9-month and 2-year apprentices in the building this fall, as well as two new 12-weekers…

I’m slow to connect the dots. When my wife and I announced to our grown daughter we were moving to join her in Maine, our daughter suggested I take the wooden boat building class at The Apprenticeshop…

Like any organization that’s been in existence for a long time, The Apprenticeshop is ripe with its own lore. You hear stories from the “old days”…

A recent graduate of our 9-month apprenticeship program, Ellery Kempe-Chalmers, reached out in response to our last newsletter with some photos of her time at the ‘Shop…

We recently reached out to Dagmar Bay (alumna ‘96-’98) to ask her a few questions about her experience at the ‘Shop and what she’s doing now…

People talk of wooden boats as romantic, graceful objects, wherein form is married to function…

On Friday, December 17th, nine of our apprentices launched six beautiful Susan Skiffs. We wanted to share some images from the launch…

We have eight new 9-month and 2-year apprentices in the building this fall, as well as two new 12-weekers…

For the last year I’ve been having an interesting correspondence with Josef Eggert of Los Angeles, a former apprentice…

In honor of Women’s History month 2020, we announced the establishment of the Mary Lacy Scholarship for women…

Let me start by answering the oft-asked question "why does your skiff need a bow fender"? Bear with me…

We reached out to Tom Weis recently to ask him a few questions about his experience at the ‘Shop and what he’s doing now…

For the past two seasons of heavy engagement through youth programs, adult lessons, apprentice training and Free Fridays, we’ve struggled to put a name to what the Twins are…

We have 6 new apprentices in the building this fall. They started at the ‘Shop on September 2nd…

It occurred to me earlier this summer that the pier could use a wind vane large enough to see from a decent way out…

Finally! It may have taken 24 years, but now I have it. ‘It’ is the job I moved to Maine for…