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MARCH 2008—THE ARQUES SCHOOL WILL BEGIN ITS "CLASSIC SMALL BOATS ON THE BAY" SESSIONS STARTING MAY 2ND. THE CLASS TEACHES TRADITIONAL SPAR MAKING, ROPE WORK, SPLICING, OAR MAKING, AND SMALL BOAT HANDLING AND SAFETY. IT WILL TAKE PLACE EVERY FRIDAY FROM 1PM TO 6PM. EACH WEEK AT 3PM, ONE OF THE CLASSIC SMALL BOATS FROM THE ARQUES SCHOOL COLLECTION WILL BE SAILED IN RICHARDSON BAY AND BEYOND.
MARCH 2008—THE ARQUES SCHOOL HOPES TO MOVE INTO ITS NEW SPACE AT THE SPAULDING CENTER BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, OR EARLY NEXT MONTH
The Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding is pleased to announce that it will be leasing space from the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center, just next door to the School's present site in Sausalito. The School's move into its new quarters should take place by the end of March of this year. Meanwhile the Arques School has been working on rebuilding the sloop Freda, a heavy thirty-two foot sloop of a type that was fairly common on San Francisco Bay in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Arques students and graduates are presently installing the sheer clamp and shelf, while reframing the Freda with grown locust sawn frames.
Another main focus of the School has been to complete the sloop Loon for a mid-year launch date to be announced. The Loon will be launched after we move into the Spaulding Center. Meanwhile, all classes will take place as usual at our current site on the Arques Shipyard property. Class descriptions and schedules, application information for any of these classes, as well as directions to the school, can be found elsewhere on this Arques School website.
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JANUARY, 2008. APPRENTICE MATT POOL puts the load-waterline batten around the sloop Loon prior to painting. The boat is then seen lifted up of the building mold. It will be turned right-side to receive its deck structure and rig. The Arques School hopes to launch this fast new lapstrake sailboat, a product of the Arques School's Traditional Boat Design program, mid-year.
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Pouring a Lead Keel In early 2002, apprentices poured a 4000lb lead keel for Eleanor, a 20ft sloop designed at the school. Here are pictures and news from this important day! |
Apprenticesship, Adventurers, high-tech refugees try hand at wooden boatbuilding San Francisco Chronicle Writer Jim Doyle visited the Arques School in the summer of 2001 and reported on the students and activities taking place at the school. |  |