What's New:

Feb 2014 - Course dates for 2014 - updated - click here to see the dates.

Nov 2013 - Course dates for 2014 - we have started fixing dates for courses in 2014, so far we have Small Boat Building at Higham Hall, Coracle Building in Willow; Coracle Building "Quirky Workshops" at the Greystoke Cycle Cafe; and Coracle Building Course at Higham Hall on the programme - click here to see the dates.

Nov 2013 - We have an exciting new course running in January 2014: Build a Small Boat at Higham Hall - click here to see more details on the Higham Website

Oct 2013 - Racing success for Overwater Boats on the Tay Descent - Mark Aplin and Matt Ball won the double open canoe class (we think in a course record time), followed home by Ian Coleman and Richard Robinson in the second Overwater Boats canoe. Kath Aplin was first in the women's sea kayak class, including a roll at Campsie Lynn! Full results here.

Boat Building Courses

We run a range of boat building courses including:

Canoe Building

Coracle Building

Paddle Making

Sea Kayak Building

To receive our newsletter and details of future courses please Contact Us. Course dates for 2014 and prices are on the Course Dates page, you can also open a .pdf file which includes course our dates, prices and a brief outline for each course.

Canoe Building Courses:

Come on one of our canoe building courses and build your own strong, beautiful and lightweight open canoe. We use some of the best available open canoe designs to build boats which are great to paddle on your own or with a friend, on lakes, rivers and moving water.
 
Canoe Building Course - Overwater BoatsCanoe Building Course - Glassing the Hull - Overwater BoatsCanoe Building Course - Nearly Finished - Overwater Boats
 
Visit the Canoe Building Courses page for more details.

Coracle Building Courses:

Coracles are fun and simple to build - on your own, with a friend, or as a group/team activity, our courses take advantage of this ~ running over 2 days or a weekend you will be able to take your coracle home with you at the end of the course.
 
Coracle Building Course - Finished Frame - Overwater BoatsCoracle Building Course - Finished Coracle - Overwater BoatsCoracle Building Course - Finished Coracle on Bassenthwaite Lake - Overwater Boats
 
            Photos show a wickerwork coracle built with 1st Keswick Scouts - covered with a tarp for speed!
 
Visit the Coracle Building Courses page for more details.

Paddle Making:

A two day course learning all the skills needed to make your own making single bladed canoe paddle, or a Greenland Style sea kayak paddle - have a look at the Paddle Making Courses page for more information.

Sea Kayak Building:

A new course in 2012 - have a look at the Sea Kayak Building Course page for more information.
 
For more information and course bookings please contact Mark Aplin:
    Mobile: 07966 631 335
    Telephone: 01697 476 288
    Or use the Contact Us form