As a boy growing up with a single naval architect Dad, throughout my young life I was exposed constantly to boats, from small(ish) radio-control models to Schooners giving tours around NYC's harbor!

From these experiences, I have come to realize there are many lessons to be learned about a boat, and many lessons to be learned from a boat. You may be able to watch a youtube or read a book on how to build a boat, and you'll learn how to build a boat... but actually building it, especially under the right guidance gives you much more than just how to construct a boat, rather many life invaluable life lessons. While my circumstances may have been unique, Brooklyn Boatworks is a unique opportunity to give dozens of kids the chance to build a boat in an environment that will teach them leadership and teamwork skills while also learning valuable lessons in carpentry/working with tools. Eventually the students even get to sail these boats!

As a summer sailing instructor I have seen first hand the radiant smiles of the Children as they sail along the Pier's in boats they built themselves. In the summer, we often sail with girl scouts as well, who despite not having built the boats, are always excited to be out on the water and leave with more knowledge on sailing/boats than before!

Brooklyn Boat works has already helped many kids around the city to make dreams come true, and its vessel is only growing bigger as the dreams it carries grow too, so hop on aboard, any donations make a huge difference, let's set sail together towards making more dreams come true!

Brooklyn Boatworks Inc

Encouraging, Inspiring, and Empowering young people in New York City through boat building and sailing.

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