Sagamore is proud host the Adirondack Boat
Building School
Adirondack Boat Building School (ABBS)-
ABBS
classes consist of 2-6 students per session
and run 7-10 days. Teams of two or more
students work together to build boats in
the
programs listed below. The School, in its
fifth year at Sagamore, is dedicated to the
enhancement of enjoyment, appreciation and
skill development in building and using non-
motorized boats. For more information,
visit
the Adirondack Boat Builders Website at
www.adkboatschool.com or contact Great
Camp Sagamore for a
brochure. Scheduled boat building programs
are listed below.
Current Programs being presented:
CEDAR STRIP CANOE BUILDING Sold Out!
Jun 20 - Jun 28
Course fee $1,973.00 per boat kit and instruction per
pair. Sagamore room & board $125/person x 8 nights =
$1,000.00 per person x 2 per couple = $2,000.00.
Total cost per boat per couple = $3,973
What's Included: Room for 7 nights; Historic Walking
Tour of Great Camp Sagamore; instruction; meals; use
of Sagamore's facilities
In this partners program each pair will construct a
new cedar strip canoe. At the end of the week the
completed canoe will be taken home where final touches
of varnish and finish will be applied. We begin the
class with selection of strips and temporarily attach
them to the form. Once set they will be covered in
fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin. When set up the
canoe will be taken off the form and the inside will
get the same treatment. This forms an extremely
tough and light weight hull. The decks and thwarts
are installed and the canoe is trimmed out, ready to
take home. Previous wood working skills help but are
not essential. Only the desire to complete the boat
and work with your partner is required. We will have
a busy week so a schedule must be kept and therefore
on site customers only please.
For more information on this course, please visit
www.adkboatschool.com, or ask Sagamore to send you an
ABBS brochure.
This program requires a non-refundable deposit of $500
per person in order to register.
CLASSIC CEDAR CANVAS CANOE CONSTRUCTION Sold Out!
Jun 29 - Jul 06
Course Fee: Instruction and materials, $2695/canoe
Sagamore room and board: $125/day X 7 = $875 per
person Total Cost: $4,445per pair including finished
boat.
In this partners course, you will build your own
cedar canvas canoe, using techniques and tools from
the 1800s. The canoe will be structurally complete
by the end of the course, ready for varnishing and
painting, to be done by the student at home. The
completed canoe will weigh 55-60 lb, with the option
of a Dacron covering instead of canvas for an
additional saving of 5+lb.
This is a demanding course in terms of time
commitment, and is therefore only offered as a
partner's or pair's course. Two people are needed in
order to complete the work in the time allotted.
Prior woodworking experience is not needed, just a
willingness to learn. Maximum 2 canoes per course.
Questions? Please contact Instructor Pat Smith at
whbc@frontiernet.net or (585) 374-5014.
Sagamore requires a non-refundable deposit of $555.50
per person in order to place a reservation.
SKIN ON FRAME CANOE, KAYAK, OR ROWBOAT Sold Out!
Jul 25 - Jul 27
Class fee $150.00 per person. Sagamore fee $125/day
3 day 2 night stay = $250.00/person
Total amount of class without canoe = $400.00/pp
With canoe = $850.00
In the course of this three-day course, students will
build an ultra light (20 pound), skin-on-frame, double
paddle canoe. Students will be given a step-by-step
written explanation of the skin-on-frame building
process, so that -- with the aid of their own notes
and photographs from this course -- they will be able
to build their own skin-on-frame canoe, kayak or
rowboat.
Depending on the number of students, we will build one
or possibly two boats, which will be auctioned off at
the end of the class to interested students, with a
charge of $450, the cost of materials and the initial
milling of parts.
This program requires a non-refundable deposit of $100
per person in order to register.
CLASSIC CEDAR CANVAS CANOE CONSTRUCTION Sold Out!
Sep 11 - Sep 18
Course Fee: Instruction and materials, $2695/canoe
Sagamore room and board: $125/day X 7 = $875 per
person Total Cost: $4,445per pair including finished
boat.
In this partners course, you will build your own
cedar canvas canoe, using techniques and tools from
the 1800s. The canoe will be structurally complete
by the end of the course, ready for varnishing and
painting, to be done by the student at home. The
completed canoe will weigh 55-60 lb, with the option
of a Dacron covering instead of canvas for an
additional saving of 5+lb.
This is a demanding course in terms of time
commitment, and is therefore only offered as a
partner's or pair's course. Two people are needed in
order to complete the work in the time allotted.
Prior woodworking experience is not needed, just a
willingness to learn. Maximum 2 canoes per course.
Questions? Please contact Instructor Pat Smith at
whbc@frontiernet.net or (585) 374-5014.
Sagamore requires a non-refundable deposit of $555.50
per person in order to place a reservation.
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