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Building to Teach: a Creative Distance Learning...
CLC’s old friend Joe Youcha has a passion for boatbuilding, and an equal, if not greater, passion for teaching. Following a hands-on career in carpentry and boatbuilding that included numerous...
Building to Teach: a Creative Distance Learning...
CLC’s old friend Joe Youcha has a passion for boatbuilding, and an equal, if not greater, passion for teaching. Following a hands-on career in carpentry and boatbuilding that included numerous...
West Coast Tour 2019
Join us for demos in Wisconsin and Washington State! We're polishing the boats and changing trailer tires, readying for our annual West Coast Tour, heading out at the end of...
West Coast Tour 2019
Join us for demos in Wisconsin and Washington State! We're polishing the boats and changing trailer tires, readying for our annual West Coast Tour, heading out at the end of...
Xyla Foxlin Builds a Lake Union Swift Sailboat!
27-year-old Xyla Foxlin is an engineer and a talented "maker," whose interests range from aviation to...boatbuilding. She's also a wildly popular YouTuber, and she's just released a start-to-finish construction video...
Xyla Foxlin Builds a Lake Union Swift Sailboat!
27-year-old Xyla Foxlin is an engineer and a talented "maker," whose interests range from aviation to...boatbuilding. She's also a wildly popular YouTuber, and she's just released a start-to-finish construction video...
Chesapeake Light Craft Brings Build-Your-Own-Bo...
Annapolis, Maryland, USA – After years of requests, Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC) is excited to bring their popular build-your-own-boat classes to the Pacific Northwest. Hosted by the Wooden Boat Foundation,...
Chesapeake Light Craft Brings Build-Your-Own-Bo...
Annapolis, Maryland, USA – After years of requests, Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC) is excited to bring their popular build-your-own-boat classes to the Pacific Northwest. Hosted by the Wooden Boat Foundation,...
Boatbuilder Spotlight: Jeff Perkins
Texan Jeff Perkins might be considered a man of obsessions. A professional aviator with three home-built airplanes to his credit, a few years back he began reading books about sailing...
Boatbuilder Spotlight: Jeff Perkins
Texan Jeff Perkins might be considered a man of obsessions. A professional aviator with three home-built airplanes to his credit, a few years back he began reading books about sailing...
Best of the Best: CLC Photo Contests 2015-2021
The CLC Photo Contest has been running for more than seven years now, and you've sent in hundreds of amazing photos of your beautiful CLC boats (and campers). Now that...
Best of the Best: CLC Photo Contests 2015-2021
The CLC Photo Contest has been running for more than seven years now, and you've sent in hundreds of amazing photos of your beautiful CLC boats (and campers). Now that...
30 Years and Counting: Happy Anniversary to Us!
This year marks Chesapeake Light Craft's 30th anniversary. The years 1991-2021 offer an insightful segment in which to study how boatbuilding, and boatbuilding kits, have changed since our scrappy, low-tech...
30 Years and Counting: Happy Anniversary to Us!
This year marks Chesapeake Light Craft's 30th anniversary. The years 1991-2021 offer an insightful segment in which to study how boatbuilding, and boatbuilding kits, have changed since our scrappy, low-tech...
2023 Big Little Boat Festival Recap - Part 2
2023 Big Little Boat Festival Recap - Part 2 Back to Page 1 Low-key competitions for boatbuilding have always been a feature of CLC's Big Little Boat Festival and "OkoumeFest."...
2023 Big Little Boat Festival Recap - Part 2
2023 Big Little Boat Festival Recap - Part 2 Back to Page 1 Low-key competitions for boatbuilding have always been a feature of CLC's Big Little Boat Festival and "OkoumeFest."...
A Marathon Tour of Maritime Museums in Virginia...
A fast and fun road-trip bash through maritime museums and boatshops in Virginia and Southern Maryland closed out Nicky and Jay’s 2024 Community Boatbuilding Tour. Their earlier marathon trips to...
A Marathon Tour of Maritime Museums in Virginia...
A fast and fun road-trip bash through maritime museums and boatshops in Virginia and Southern Maryland closed out Nicky and Jay’s 2024 Community Boatbuilding Tour. Their earlier marathon trips to...
2023 Big Little Boat Festival Recap - Part 1
2023 Big Little Boat Festival Recap: Part 1 Skip to Part 2 and Boatbuilding Awards The Big Little Boat Festival was held on the Chester River near Centreville, Maryland, on...
2023 Big Little Boat Festival Recap - Part 1
2023 Big Little Boat Festival Recap: Part 1 Skip to Part 2 and Boatbuilding Awards The Big Little Boat Festival was held on the Chester River near Centreville, Maryland, on...
2023 California Boatbuilder Rendezvous
California Rendezvous Our friend and colleague Larry Froley, from Gray Whale Paddle, is hosting another pair of California CLC Rendezvous events in the fall. If you're in the general vicinity,...
2023 California Boatbuilder Rendezvous
California Rendezvous Our friend and colleague Larry Froley, from Gray Whale Paddle, is hosting another pair of California CLC Rendezvous events in the fall. If you're in the general vicinity,...
2022's Top Ten Boatbuilding Moments
Another great year for boatbuilding at Chesapeake Light Craft, and in boat shops, garages, basements, carports, and improvised shops all over the world. As Chesapeake Bay starts to ice over,...
2022's Top Ten Boatbuilding Moments
Another great year for boatbuilding at Chesapeake Light Craft, and in boat shops, garages, basements, carports, and improvised shops all over the world. As Chesapeake Bay starts to ice over,...
2022 Annual Photo Contest Winners
And the winner of the 2022 CLC Photo Contest is ... Congrats to Beat G. of Speiz, Switzerland, whose bird's-eye image of her Shearwater 16 on Lake Zurich sealed the...
2022 Annual Photo Contest Winners
And the winner of the 2022 CLC Photo Contest is ... Congrats to Beat G. of Speiz, Switzerland, whose bird's-eye image of her Shearwater 16 on Lake Zurich sealed the...
2021 Photo Contest Winners
Big Congrats to Mark L. of Chevy Chase, MD, whose photo was voted the best of 2021 in our annual contest! Mark wins the $1000 CLC gift card. Each month...
2021 Photo Contest Winners
Big Congrats to Mark L. of Chevy Chase, MD, whose photo was voted the best of 2021 in our annual contest! Mark wins the $1000 CLC gift card. Each month...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival Wrap Up Part 3
Big Little Boat Festival Part 3 Back to Part 1 | Back to Part 2 While 2021's Big Little Boat Festival was trimmed down a bit to adapt to (the...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival Wrap Up Part 3
Big Little Boat Festival Part 3 Back to Part 1 | Back to Part 2 While 2021's Big Little Boat Festival was trimmed down a bit to adapt to (the...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival: Wrap Up Part 2
Big Little Boat Festival: Part 2 Back to Part 1 | Skip to Part 3 When we planned the 2021 Big Little Boat Festival over the winter of 2021, we...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival: Wrap Up Part 2
Big Little Boat Festival: Part 2 Back to Part 1 | Skip to Part 3 When we planned the 2021 Big Little Boat Festival over the winter of 2021, we...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival Wrap Up: Part 1
Skip to Part 2 and race results Skip to Part 3 and boatbuilding awards The weather gods smiled on the debut of the Big Little Boat Festival on Saturday, May...
2021 Big Little Boat Festival Wrap Up: Part 1
Skip to Part 2 and race results Skip to Part 3 and boatbuilding awards The weather gods smiled on the debut of the Big Little Boat Festival on Saturday, May...
What'SUP with Nicky
Hello Fellow Stand Up Paddlers! Now that the weather here in Annapolis is warming up it's time to get back out on the water! I thought this would be a...
What'SUP with Nicky
Hello Fellow Stand Up Paddlers! Now that the weather here in Annapolis is warming up it's time to get back out on the water! I thought this would be a...
2020 Photo Contest Annual Winners
Big Congrats to David K. of Midlothian, VA, whose photo was voted the best of 2020 in our annual contest! David wins a $1000 CLC gift card. Each month we...
2020 Photo Contest Annual Winners
Big Congrats to David K. of Midlothian, VA, whose photo was voted the best of 2020 in our annual contest! David wins a $1000 CLC gift card. Each month we...
2019 Photo Contest Annual Winners
Congrats to Finn M. of Juneau, Alaska, whose photo was voted the best of 2019 in our annual contest!Finn wins a $1000 CLC gift card. Each month we ask you to...
2019 Photo Contest Annual Winners
Congrats to Finn M. of Juneau, Alaska, whose photo was voted the best of 2019 in our annual contest!Finn wins a $1000 CLC gift card. Each month we ask you to...
30 Years of Community Boatbuilding with Chesape...
30 Years of Community Boatbuilding with CLC Many of us first experienced building a CLC boat kit as we opened a kayak kit in our garage. But we may not...
30 Years of Community Boatbuilding with Chesape...
30 Years of Community Boatbuilding with CLC Many of us first experienced building a CLC boat kit as we opened a kayak kit in our garage. But we may not...
September 30, 2024 Photo Contest Winners
The results are in! Congratulations to Paul C. of Jackson, Wyoming, whose elegant portrait of his Annapolis Wherry floated to the top of a tight competition. "It's several years old...
September 30, 2024 Photo Contest Winners
The results are in! Congratulations to Paul C. of Jackson, Wyoming, whose elegant portrait of his Annapolis Wherry floated to the top of a tight competition. "It's several years old...
Jackman WDHybrid PalletDuck Video
Paul Jackman of Jackman Works built a Wood Duck 14 Hybrid Kayak, using recycled pallet wood for his hybrid deck.
Jackman WDHybrid PalletDuck Video
Paul Jackman of Jackman Works built a Wood Duck 14 Hybrid Kayak, using recycled pallet wood for his hybrid deck.
A Tour of Community Rowing Clubs in the Midwest
Wishigan’s Team Dory awaits the beginning of practice. After their New England tour of several gig rowing clubs, CLC colleagues Nicky Stimpson and Jay Hockenberry visited a few rowing clubs...
A Tour of Community Rowing Clubs in the Midwest
Wishigan’s Team Dory awaits the beginning of practice. After their New England tour of several gig rowing clubs, CLC colleagues Nicky Stimpson and Jay Hockenberry visited a few rowing clubs...