Apprentice Treks 2010

Apprentice Treks will be a joint collaboration between Trekkers and one of the oldest traditional boat building schools in the country, the Apprenticeshop in Rockland (formerly known as Atlantic Challenge), to offer young people the opportunity to learn how to build their own small tender from local craftsmen while investigating the unique character of this region’s maritime culture. Students will meet on various Tuesdays and Saturdays throughout the Spring to learn traditional boat building skills as well as participate in field expeditions; meeting directly with expert boat builders and historians in Midcoast Maine. The program will conclude with a celebratory launching of student and mentor-built tenders in early June!

Program

Trekkers and The Apprenticeshop, a school for traditional boat building and seamanship, have teamed up to offer students and mentors a hands-on experience in boat building. Students meet twice a week to learn traditional boat building skills as well as participate in field expeditions; meeting directly with expert boat builders and historians in Maine’s maritime culture. The program concludes with a celebratory launching of student and mentor-built boats.