It’s been a great start to 2026 with a number of fabulous courses held already at the P. Vos shed including, Half model course, Clinker dinghy Spiling and Fitting planks, Essential skills 101, Spoon Blade Oar making, Sharpen and set.
The Percy Vos shed is a wonderful space to work in and along with all the other projects going on its been a hive of activity and participants in all these course have had a really great time.
Classes still coming up this year include.
Wooden Block Making 29/30 August
Steam bending and fastening 5th September
Esentials skills with John Welsford 10/11 October
You can check them out online at: NZTBS COURSES
The beautiful Frostbite dinghy is coming along well and is now all ready to receive its ribs and then the fit out of seats etc.
Puke the Maritime museum steam launch is in for a refit and Sam Harkin is doing a minor refit on Nordic his lovely double ender.
Wooden Block Making and splicing with Stephen Horsley.
A fantastic opportunity to learn the skills and techniques required to build wooden blocks and to create the spliced loops required. during the weekend you will build your own small blocks to take home.
29/30 August Book now HERE
Steam bending ribs and fastening with copper nails and roves.
A one day course on selection of suitable woods and steam bending timber. during the day we will steam bend some ribs and fasten them into the clinker frostbite dinghy using copper nails and roves plus carry out steaming various samples and comparing timbers.
5th September Book now HERE
Essential skills 101 with John Welsford
This is a 2 day course covering all the basics you need to know to build a small plywood dinghy or carry out maintenance on your own vessel. John manages to cram a huge amount of learning into the 2 days and even experienced people will come away knowing some thing new.
10/11 October book now HERE
Auckland Heritage Festival Guided Walk, Sunday 27th Sept
As part of the heritage festival we have organised a 2 hour guided walking tour starting from the P.Vos shed and taking in a loop of the viaduct with commentary on all the old maritime sites given by maritime historian Baden Pascoe.
The guided walking tour starts at P.Vos 38 Hamer street at 10:00 Am and will finish back at the same venue.
Spaces are limited to 20 and you need to reserve a place by emailing info@nztbs.org.nz
