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…

Stories, AlumniGuest UserAugust 5, 2022Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Alumni, Maine, Apprenticeship, Susan Skiff

Winter Launch 2021

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

News, StoriesGuest UserDecember 21, 2021Apprenticeshop, Rockland, Midcoast, Maine, Boatbuilding, Wooden boats, Boat Launch, Susan Skiff, Wooden boat building

Kickoff of the Mary Lacy Scholarship Raffle

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

Stories, NewsGuest UserFebruary 9, 2021Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Maine, Susan Skiff, Women in Boatbuilding, Women, Raffle, Scholarship, Mary Lacy

A New Bow Fender For My Susan Skiff

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

StoriesGuest UserJanuary 13, 2021Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Wooden Boats, Rockland, Midcoast, Maine, Susan Skiff, Bow fender, Marlinespike

The Mary Lacy

A runaway at the age of 19, Mary Lacy found herself in men’s clothes entering a man’s world…

StoriesGuest UserJanuary 31, 2020Apprenticeshop, Boatbuilding, Maritime History, Women in Boatbuilding, Susan Skiff, Scholarship

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