I'm pleased to announce the 2008 series of
"How To Build A Hollow Wood Surfboard" workshops...
Portugal
The first workshop in Europe will be near Lisbon, Portugal...The three day series will be starting on Friday, April 25-26-27, 2008.
We will go through the design and build process together and at the end of the three day workshop,
we will have built a collaborative unique wood surfboard, ready for fiberglassing, hand made by you and your fellow workshoppers.
Together as a group, you will learn and build a board with the spirit of collaboration, not in competition (which can happen with individual boards).
You will be problem solving together, encouraging each other and modifying the methods to meet your needs as a group.
You will take a proud combined ownership of the board that you build as a group. It's really is a lot of fun doing it this way...!!!...
Once you go through the whole design/build process, from start to finish, you will have all the skills (and a "How To" CD & templates to take home with you) to build your own boards...If mistakes are made on the group board, you will learn from that, and no one will take it personally... It's a good way to learn...
The cost for a three day workshop is 300 Euro per participant...Included is the "How To" CD and your choice of template kit, a $150 value...
Booking deposits of 50 Euro will be required.
April is also a very good month for surfing in Portugal...!!!...
For more information on that class contact: Tarik van Prehn at yogasurf@gmail.com or me at hollowsurfboards@comcast.net
Ireland
Next, I am going to be coming back to Ireland to run another Hollow Wooden Surfboard building workshop.
This year's workshop will again be in Doolin, Ireland on the June Bank Holiday weekend, June 6-7-8, 2008.
This is an opportunity to take up where we left off last year or to start again from scratch, with an entirely new method that significantly shortens the building process. We are going to set a limit of 20 for this course so I'd appreciate if you could let Paul Murphy or me know ASAP who's interested in participating.
If you have any friends keen on taking part, they are more than welcome.
The price will be about the same as last year (Euro 300.) for the three days, starting up at 9:00 on the Friday the 6th of June in the Doolin Community Hall. Booking deposits of 50 Euro will be required.
For more information about the 2008 class in Ireland,
contact Paul Murphy at: paulmurphy@eireco.ie or me at: hollowsurfboards@comcast.net
Australia
Planning has begun for a five day "Build Your Own Board" workshop near Perth, Australia, most likely around Christmas 2008.
This workshop will have each participant build their own board ready for glassing.
Materials to build a board are extra, priced according to size and design.
The tuition for the five day class is tentatively set at $500 and will include the "How To" CD, a $100 value.
Booking deposits of $50 Aus. will be required.
If you are interested in being a part of this workshop contact me at: hollowsurfboards@comcast.net
Washington State
Finally, I'm working on having a "Build Your Own Board" workshop here in the Pacific Northwest.
The class will likely be in Port Townsend, Washington in the fall.
I'm thinking of having the class take place on two or three successive weekends.
This workshop will also have each participant build their own board ready for glassing.
Tuition will probably be $500 per person, with materials extra.
Again, the "How To" CD will be included in the cost of the class.
Booking deposits of $50 US will be required.
If you are interested in being a part of this workshop, or have suggestions contact me at: hollowsurfboards@comcast.net
If you want a workshop in your area, contact me at: hollowsurfboards@comcast.net
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