TRAVEL TO THE COAST OF MAINE AND BUILD YOUR OWN WOODEN SURFBOARD.
New class date: January 25 thru January 31 2009.
Look for a complete 2009 schedule soon!
Grain Surfboards offers wooden surfboard building classes right in our shop in York, Maine. You’ll learn alongside the same builders that craft our custom wooden surfboards from locally grown, sustainable white cedar. At the end of the seven-day class, each student will walk away with their own hand-built, wooden surfboard.
Throughout the week you will learn the following skills:
Each student will take home his/her own board ready for glassing and finishing on their own. Glassing demonstrations are held during the day to help students understand the necessary techniques, and detailed instructions from the Builder’s Manual spell out every step. Materials used in the board and those to be taken home with the student are the same as we use in our Grain Home Grown Surfboard kits. The cost of the Home Grown kit ($520- $820 retail) is included in the course.
Students will have their choice of building our 9’ Root or 10′ Waterlog longboards. Two Grain board builders will be available to guide students through the easy step-by-step process to ensure that each board that leaves the shop will be a beautiful one-of-a-kind surfboard that will last a lifetime.
Tuition for the week-long course is $1,575.00, which includes the cost of the Home Grown Surfboard kit.
This tuition covers 7 days of instruction, the complete kit including glassing supplies, use of all of the tools needed, shop use, as well as a gourmet breakfast and lunch each day. Students are responsible for their own dinner costs as well as accommodations, although we’re happy to recommend some nice places around the area.
The upcoming course schedule is as follows:
Look for a complete 2009 schedule available soon.
Class begins Sunday morning and ends the following Saturday
Previous classes have filled in just a few days, so please call or email to reserve your shaping stand soon.
NOTE: Full payment is required to reserve a spot. Tuition is non-refundable.
Check the links at the left for more details, and feel free to call us at 207-457-5313 or email mike@grainsurfboards.com with any questions.
Look forward to seeing you at the shop!
Waves just 6 miles from the shop
