Please keep in mind that, unless you have an appointment, our visiting hours are very strictly from 12 noon to 1.00 pm. Tuesday through Saturday.
The Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding is located in Sausalito, California, a 15-minute drive across the Golden Gate bridge from San Francisco. Sausalito is a charming little town, and was once a center for commercial fishing and shipbuilding.
Contact Arques School.
Directions from San Francisco:
- Follow route 101 north, across the Golden Gate Bridge, and another 4 miles
- Take the exit for SAUSALITO/MARIN CITY
- TURN RIGHT onto BRIDGEWAY
- After 1/2 mile, turn LEFT onto HARBOR DR.
- Take the SECOND TURN ON THE RIGHT (past the main post office) puts you on Road 3.
- To the left you will see a large white building clearly marked as the Spaulding Boatworks. The Arques School is now located in that building. Please park on Road 3.
Directions from the north:
- Take 101 south and exit at SAUSALITO/MARIN CITY.
- TURN LEFT, go under the throughway
- TURN RIGHT at the lights onto BRIDGEWAY.
- After 1/2 mile, turn LEFT onto HARBOR DR.
- Take the SECOND TURN ON THE RIGHT (past the main post office) puts you on Road 3.
- To the left you will see a large white building clearly marked as the Spaulding Boatworks. The Arques School is now located in that building. Please park on Road 3.
Sausalito has several hotels and guest houses. A list of conveniently located accommodation is available by calling the Chamber of Commerce at (415) 331-7262. Sausalito is well served by public transportation, both bus and ferry, from San Francisco and beyond. For more information on local schedules call (415) 923-2000 or check online with Bay Area Transit Information Project.