Fox Lane Boatworks summer programs are designed to be an intensive 3-week long learning experience for students 13 to 18 years of age. The three weeks spent at our school will be filled with instructions in not just the art of wooden boatbuilding, but also in navigation, boating safety and first aid. Although our primary goal will be the construction of a wood kayak that will become a cherished posession for many years to come, the students will leave with the confidence and knowledge to go out and use their new kayak in a way that will be safe and enjoyable. Our staff is highly qualified and experienced and our instruction will become the basis for even more challenging and exciting adventures in the future.

Each student will be challenged to begin and complete the process of building a wood boat that will be beautiful, strong and functional. In building their boat
each student will learn the architecture of their boat the use and care of hand tools, and the finishing of their boats. In an environment of cooperation and mutual
respect with other students each student will learn to
complete not just their boat but to be part of a team
that will ultimately succeed. Each student will be matched up with another student and together they will build their boats and at the same time be a part of a bigger team where all will succeed.

Our school is staffed with professionals who have many skills and qualifications, including an American Canoe Association Kayak Instructor, a former E.M.T. with
years of experience as a National Ski Patrolman, a sailor with many years experienceand a U.S. Coast Guard Captains Certification, a graduate of a naval architecture
school and of course instructors with many years experience building and using wooden boats.

All parents and perspective students are encouraged to come and visit our facility and see first hand the boats students have already built and meet the instructors who will be teaching the programs.

 

We are located in Brewster, New York convienent to Westrchester, Putnam Counties in New York and Fairfield County in Connecticut.

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