Wooden Boatbuilding Today: Combining Traditional and Modern Practice

Yacht designer Tad Roberts gives a day long presentation starting in the morning with wood engineering and structural engineering for boats.  After the Lunch break the discussion will move to modern wooden boatbuilding methods, and combining modern and traditional materials and methods.  Finally there will be a Q & A period.  Lunch break from noon to 2:00 pm.

Please email tadroberts@shaw.ca to let us know you are coming. Admission is free; donations welcome.

Yacht designer Tad Roberts has considerable experience with classic and traditional sailing yachts to 154' with expertise in rigging and deck design, spar and rig engineering, and deck layout for efficiency.

About the Sail Plan: The 60' schooner was designed by Tad Roberts in 2008 for Covey Island Boat Works, Nova Scotia.