If messing about in boats is good for the soul, think of the salutary effects of making a boat, from wood, yourself, from scratch. Boatbuilding is a bit different from other crafts in that the penalty for unskilled or even uninspired praxis tends to include unintended swimming. Nature as art critic. There are a number of woodenboat-making schools. This one has a good reputation with people we know well. For other equally worthy schools, see the advertisements in WoodenBoat magazine (see review in Craft section by clicking below).
