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March, 2008: Freda's Sheer Clamp and Shelf and Intermediate Frames Are Being Installed Freda's entire backbone has been assembled and frames are to be added between station frames after the sheer clamp and shelf are in place. All the frames are grown black locust and pepperwood. The frame spacing is one every foot. |
The Arques school, in Sausalito, California, is a small organization dedicated to teaching the art of traditional wooden boatbuilding.
Classes
The School's most popular class is the Saturday Boatbuilding Class offered every Saturday from 9am to 4pm. This class is for hobbyists as well as students preparing for a more in depth study of boatbuilding in the four-month-long Level One boatbuilding program. Traditional Boat Design is open to novices and apprentices alike. Other short classes include Wood Milling, and Celestial Navigation which are held periodically.
The Arques School is introducing a new class, Classic Small Boats on the Bay. Classic Small Boats On The Bay is for hobbyists who want to learn to sail and row small classic boats built by the school. The boats include our 24ft gillnetter, the 20ft Kingston Lobster Boat, the 16ft Whitehall, the 15ft Black Cat, and the 20ft sloop Loon which will be launched sometime mid-year.
The School offers training for those wishing to master the art of boatbuilding through three separate levels of the Apprenticeship Program. The Apprenticeship Program is an intensive program where students learn the important essentials of design, lofting, timber harvesting, bronze casting, and all aspects of traditional tool use and boat building.
Historical & Boat Projects
View the Arques School's projects of the last few years. Students first learn basic skills in woodworking. Then they help build the several different styles of boat under construction at the school.
Contact Details & Location
Visitors are welcome between 12pm and 1pm - Tuesday through Saturday.
