WoodenBoat Show

The 32nd Annual WoodenBoat Show is almost here! We can't wait to get back to the Mystic Seaport Museum for this year's festivities. Click here to get your WoodenBoat Show tickets now so you don't miss out on everything we've got on deck, including:

Schedule of Events

9:00am-5:00pm : Concours d'Élegance

All boats exhibiting at the WoodenBoat Show, on land or in-water, are invited to participate in the Concours d'Élegance.

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Speakers' Series

Masin Room (shore side of North Entrance building)

10:30 a.m. - Project MAYFLOWER
Richard A. Stone
Plimoth Patuxet Museums' replica ship MAYFLOWER II was launched in England in 1956. In his just-released book, Richard Stone recounts the English and American roots and the continuing legacy of the replica project, including the research into the original 1620 ship and the replica's seven-week voyage in 1957 to Plymouth, Massachusetts, with Alan Villiers at the helm. The replica was restored at Mystic Seaport Museum and relaunched in 2020 in time for the 400th anniversary of the original MAYFLOWER's voyage.

2:00 p.m. - Restoring L.A. DUNTON's Shape
Walt Ansel
As part of the multiyear project to restore the L.A. DUNTON, Mystic Seaport's 1921 fishing schooner, her sweeping original sheerline was re-established in early 2024. Walter Ansel, the museum shipyard's director, will discuss what was involved in the extraordinary effort of raising the bow and the stern by as much as 3'6". Restoring the hull's shape opens the path to the next phases of what is expected to be a years-long restoration, and Ansel will discuss what comes next.

9am-5pm: Skills Demonstrations

9:30 a.m. - Single Sawn Frames (NELLIE) with Chris Taylor, Mystic Seaport shipwright, Shipyard main building
11:30 a.m. - Caulking with Frank Townsend/Megan Mitchell, Independent caulkers, Shipyard paint shop
12:30 p.m. - Blacksmithing with Mike Saari, Metalsmith, Shipyard pole barn
1:30 p.m. - Oarmaking with Clint Chase, Chase Small Craft, Shipyard paint shop
3:30 p.m. - Sharpening Tools with Warren Dolphin, Mystic Seaport volunteer, Shipyard paint shop

I Built it Myself

If you've built a trailerable wooden boat that you'd like to show, we would love to hear from you! There is no entry fee for the I Built It Myself exhibit, but you must be willing to discuss your wooden boat project with attendees. In the past we've had up to 50 beautifully crafted boats and proud owners/builders. The collection has included kayaks, skiffs, daysailers, canoes, and much more by a variety of designers such as Iain Oughtred, Joel White, Chesapeake Light Craft, Arch Davis, and William & John Atkin. This exhibit always offers plenty of inspiration!

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