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making, marine photography, seamanship,
water color painting, canvas work, and
blacksmithing. And for those who like tiny
things, there is a class in model building.
There is housing available on campus and
a number of local cottages are used regu-
larly by students and their families.

The WoodenBoat School has a line of
classes that students often use to explore
their cultural heritage. Rich shared that,
“We have offered courses in the Aspoya
faering, a Scandinavian-style boat; Aleu-
tian and Greenland skin-on-frame kayak
construction; and coracle (Wales & Ireland)
construction. We’ve never built a dhow
or junk but that could happen some year.”
The faculty changes from year-to-year depending on which classes are being offered. For a number of years, Steve Cayard, now
of Wellington in western Maine, taught about building birch bark canoes. It was during one of those years that the late David Moses
Bridges took the class as he dug deep into his Passamaquoddy roots. Steve and David built a number of boats together before David
went on to “take his skills to other First Nations people.” continued on the next page

Above: Craft of Sail on board VITAL
SPARK

Right: Traditional Dory Construction A view of the gallery

Below: Building the Aspoya Faering

Below: Traditional Cedar and
Canvas Construction

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