Clinker Dinghy Program - 2024
Suitable For: All ages and genders
Involvement: You can learn for a day or week, as much as you want
This is a unique opportunity to learn the craft of traditional wooden boat building using rare Tasmanian boat building timbers. We offer a Tasmanian design by one of our local wooden boatbuilding legends - either Bill Foster or Adrian Dean. The Foster 10 was originally designed by Bill Foster for his children to go fishing and mucking about in boats. It is a small, light craft that will also suit two adults in inshore waters. The ‘Percy’ is designed by Adrian Dean and is slightly longer and wider in the beam, again best suited to inshore waters. We also offer a larger 14’ Whitehall dinghy or we can cost a design of your choice. There is the option to build any of these boats from marine ply if that suits your budget better.
You can be involved in this program as a sponsor (paying for the materials and taking the boat home) or as a student. For the Foster 10 and the Percy the course duration is 7 weeks for a rowing dinghy and 8 weeks for the sailing version. The larger Whitehall is 12 weeks for the rowing & 13 weeks for the sailing version.
2024 Dates
February 5 - March 22nd
April 8 - May 24
June 3 - July 19
September 2 - October 18
Costs
Spend a day learning: $200
Spend a week learning: $950