Help us launch our next chapter!

When we founded The Boatshop in 2016, it was structured as a partnership with Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH, which provided the grounds on which to construct a space to hold workshops, events and, of course, our wildly popular hands-on boatbuilding camps in collaboration with the Gundalow Company.

The Boatshop’s location on the museum grounds also gave us the opportunity to participate in public events over the years, allowing us to share the joys and importance of traditional hands-on tool skills with a wide and diverse audience.

The enthusiasm of parents, campers and Boatshop visitors alike has reinforced our belief that small boats—and the stories they can tell us about the Seacoast region—matter.

In order to respond to your calls for more programs, exhibits, and activities for boatbuilders of all ages, we’ve determined that the best path forward is to reimagine The Boatshop, not as a physical location, but as a framework for identifying projects and bringing together partners who are passionate about highlighting and celebrating our maritime region.

To that end, The Boatshop is no longer based on the museum grounds.

We are excited about this evolution and to navigate these new waters in the year ahead with the Gundalow Company as our continued program partner while we explore possibilities with other project partners and funders.