Washington Academy Boat Building students learn to design, build, refurbish and operate vessels.

Patience is an important ingredient in boat building. Here students are routing out the plank seams for re-caulking and applying finishing touches to a fiberglass mold.

Seamanship and Boat Handling are an important part of the Boat Building Program curriculum. Boat Building Students are taught the art of navigation for a variety of boats, from canoes to dinghies. Even in cold weather, students are able to tank-test their new designs in the nearby UMaine Machias pool.

The Graduation Boat Show is a proud tradition—one in which Washington Academy students, families and townspeople come to admire the skill and craftsmanship displayed in the year's impressive array of projects.