Australian Wooden Boat Festival
AWBF is Tasmania’s largest free event and the largest celebration of wooden boats and maritime culture in the Southern Hemisphere. Founded in 1994, the four-day festival is held biennially in Hobart, spanning the entire waterfront and feeding into the city beyond. The festival features a stunning collection of wooden vessels, from historic tall ships and classic yachts to traditional fishing boats.
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Chase Small Craft
Chase Small Craft has a singular vision: Helping people build & launch the most beautiful small boats in the world. We offer boat kits and custom boats, and teach workshops and classes to help individuals improve their boat building skills. We are always looking to improve our skills, knowledge, customer support, and processes. We call this “sneaking up on perfection”.
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Epifanes
Since 1902, Epifanes has been setting the highest standards of paint quality in beauty, preservation and performance.
We develop and manufacture the finest marine coatings possible. No other finish is required to look as beautiful, and perform as well, in such an adverse environment as a yacht coating. We strive to develop products which exceed these demands.
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Fêtes Maritimes Association de Douarnenez
Our association has been organizing major maritime events since 1986, bringing together lovers of the sea and boats, for incredible cultural and popular festivals.
We are from the Douarnenez region and work for the cultural and economic dynamics of Brittany. The women and men who come together voluntarily hold the secret of the very special magic of the Douarnenez Festivals.
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Gannon & Benjamin
Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway, located in Vineyard Haven Harbor on Martha’s Vineyard, is a thriving boatyard focused on designing, building, repairing, and maintaining traditional boats. Founded in 1980 by Ross Gannon and Nat Benjamin, the yard is celebrated for its craftsmanship and dedication to preserving classic maritime heritage.
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Hamilton Marine
Hamilton Marine is a well-known marine supply store established in 1977 in Maine, serving boaters, fishermen, and marine enthusiasts. They have locations in Searsport, Rockland, Portland, Southwest Harbor, Kittery, and Jonesport. The store offers a wide range of marine hardware and supplies, including boatbuilding materials, safety equipment, and navigation tools. Hamilton Marine is recognized for its extensive inventory and dedication to supporting the maritime community.
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Herreshoff Marine Museum
The Herreshoff Museum preserves and interprets the legacy of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and its founders, brothers Nathanael and John Herreshoff. The museum’s extensive collection includes over 70 original HMCo. watercraft as well as a variety of steam engines, parts, models, photographs, archival documents, and other ephemera. With a mission to inspire the next generation of problem solvers, the HMM STEM Education Program includes seamanship, boatbuilding and composites training workshops.
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Hewes & Co.
For 50 years Hewes & Company has been building fine homes, cabinetry & millwork, and for 20 years CNC machining plywood, lumber, foam core, Corian and cork composite decking for the marine industry, from 90’ sailboats to 6’ prams. Molds, bulkheads, plugs, half models, and planking are cut on a 5’ x 12’ Onsrud and a 5’ x 13’ FlexiCAM.
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Hylan & Brown
Hylan & Brown is a custom yacht design and construction company specializing in traditionally inspired designs created with the highest standards of craftsmanship. We are committed to producing heirloom quality watercraft that indulge one’s senses and inspire rich experience. We offer the rare opportunity to bring your custom yacht from vision, to design, to reality under one roof.
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JW Boat Designs
JW Boat Designs is not just about plans; it’s a vibrant community and source of information where you can immerse yourself in our blog’s insightful tips, stay updated on exciting events, and get inspired by fellow customers’ remarkable boat projects. Join us as we embrace the allure of wooden boats and the serenity of the seas.
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Langley Photography
Internationally recognized photographer Alison Langley specializes in nautical imagery, capturing the beauty and motion of boats in both video and stills. Alison is available for assignments and offers a line of products and prints that can be purchased online.
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Maine Island Trail Association (MITA)
The Maine Island Trail Association (MITA) is a membership organization that promotes access to and stewardship of the Maine Island Trail, Maine’s most expansive recreational resource. Members are provided tools for exploring over 220 day-use and overnight sites along the coast, and each year MITA mobilizes over 1,000 volunteers to help maintain this remarkable, publicly accessible water trail.
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Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding
Founded in 1981, the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding offers hands-on education in wooden boatbuilding and marine systems. Programs include a 12-month Associate of Occupational Studies (AOS) degree in Boatbuilding, a 9-month Diploma in Marine Systems, and 5-day Intensive Courses in Marine Electrical Systems, Marine Corrosion, Marine Diesel Engines, and Marine Outboard Engines.
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Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
The Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival features hundreds of wooden vessels, dozens of indoor and outdoor presentations and demonstrations, a who’s who of wooden boat experts, and thousands of wooden boat enthusiasts. The Festival honors its traditions while inviting energetic debate and demonstration about the latest innovations in boatbuilding, equipment, skills, and adventure.
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Rocking the Boat
Rocking the Boat is a nonprofit organization that for over 25 years has served the young people and community members of the Bronx through transformative youth development and public programming. Its wooden boatbuilding, sailing, and environmental research, restoration, and justice activities are powerful tools for technical and academic education, empowerment, and social/emotional development.
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Ross Lillistone
Ross Lillistone is a Trade Qualified Boatbuilder (retired) who has a passion for small craft design and over sixty years sailing wooden boats. Despite being retired from commercial boatbuilding, he continues to design and to write about his favorite subject.
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Shaw & Tenney
Shaw & Tenney, founded in 1858, is one of America’s oldest oar and paddle makers. Based in Maine, they craft premium, hand-shaped wooden oars and paddles using traditional techniques. Known for their high-quality materials, craftsmanship, and timeless designs, Shaw & Tenney serves rowers, paddlers, and boatbuilders seeking durability, elegance, and performance in their watercraft accessories.
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Snediker Yacht Restoration
Snediker Yacht Restoration builds, restores and repairs classic wooden boats. We specialize in traditional construction and have for over thirty years. We have built an outstanding reputation for attention to quality and detail, and have gained a deep understanding of what can go wrong in a wooden boat and how to fix it.
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Toplicht
Toplicht is a classic ship chandler, offering all the hardware for traditional vessels, boats and shipyards. They have the stuff you’ve always been looking for. Worldwide delivery from a large warehouse in Hamburg. Here, you’ll find the right materials and expert advice.
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TotalBoat
You can tackle any project, and we help make it happen. Rolling up your sleeves and doing it by hand is always worth it, but it isn’t always easy – we’re in your corner helping to make it easier. You can count on us for inspiration, help along the way, and being there to celebrate a job well done.
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Two Daughters Boatworks
Geoff Kerr is proprietor of Two Daughters Boatworks. He specializes in plywood-epoxy construction of small boats from 15 to 28 feet. Geoff’s one-man shop has been located in Westford, Vermont for over 25 years.
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Waitemata Woodys
Dedicated to the study & appreciation of wooden boats. WaitemataWoodys® was founded upon a desire to tell the stories & a need to archive the history of our classic wooden boats, the craftsman who built them & characters that owned & crewed on them.
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WEST SYSTEM®
WEST SYSTEM® epoxy, developed by Gougeon Brothers, Inc., has been the industry choice for boat repair and construction since 1969. Trusted for its strength, durability, and moisture resistance, it bonds wood, fiberglass, and metals, ensuring long-lasting repairs and builds. With expert support and proven performance, WEST SYSTEM helps professionals and DIYers create and restore boats with confidence.
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