Skin-on-frame courses are currently on hold due to the arson attack at Underfall Yard.
They'll restart when the workshop I use for groups is rebuilt (expected late 2026 / early 2027).
If you’d like to be the first to know when courses restart, please email me to join the mailing list and I’ll notify you as soon as bookings reopen. Thank you for your patience and support, Ant
Ballistic nylon is still available for purchase if you need materials for your own builds.
SKIN-ON-FRAME & WOODEN BOATBUILDING
Commission a beautiful, bespoke, skin-on-frame boat.
Or learn to build your own on my kayak & canoe-building courses.
Build your own Kayak or Canoe
Commission your perfect boat
Traditional wooden boatbuilding & restoration
"Amazing experience building my own custom kayak with Shipshape Boatbuilding & Woodwork, at the beautiful Underfall Yard in Bristol Docks. Ant is an expert teacher who patiently led us through each step: woodworking, steam-bending, lashing, stitching the skin on the frame and sealing with our own custom colours.
I can't recommend this experience enough and now I have a high performance kayak of my own"
BECCY H. F1 KAYAK COURSE 2018
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