Lofting Workshop 17-19 November

Presented by Rui Ferreira and Anke Eckardt

Learn how to lift the lines of an old wooden boat and develop them into full size drawings.

Lofting is not only of interest to the enthusiastic boatbuilder. It is essentially the skill of drawing an irregular 3D shape in full sized detail and is therefore of interest to a wide range of disciplines such as Technical Drawing, Construction, Woodwork, Craft and Design.

We will provide you with the knowledge and skill required to create drawings suitable for pattern and mould making, which are required to start building a boat. This workshop will be followed by a series of others designed to lead participants through the whole process of building a boat.

Tools,materials and course notes will be provided.

Workshop duration: 3 days 10am-4pm

Date: 17th,18th and 19th of November
Venue: Our workshop in Dereenalomane, Ballydehob, Co.Cork

Cost: €250

The workshop is limited to 6 students, booking is essential.
Book by email: ruiandanke@gmail.com
or by phone: 00353861725550
Click here for an application form
A €100 deposit is required to secure your place.

Course Schedule

Day 1:

• Setting up lofting grids
• Taking lines off an existing boat and transferring them to drawing board

Day 2:

• Plotting the Body Plan
• Setting out waterlines
• Plotting Buttock lines
• Setting out diagonals

Day 3:

• Development of Transom
• Development of Stem and Keel sections
• Creating a table of offsets