TRAVEL TO THE COAST OF MAINE AND BUILD YOUR OWN WOODEN SURFBOARD.
Grain Surfboards offers wooden surfboard building classes right in our shop in York, Maine. You’ll learn alongside the same builders that craft our custom wooden surfboards from locally grown, sustainable white cedar.
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Check the short “In a Nutshell” descriptions of our class offerings below, and use the links at left for more info. Classes usually include breakfast and lunch. Our FAQs also have a Classes section.
In a Nutshell: 7-Day Board Building Course
In just one week you’ll build your own surfboard, ready for glass. Materials used in the board and the glassing materials to be taken home with the student are the same as we use in our Grain Home Grown Surfboard kits.
- Tuition for the week-long course is $1,675.00, which includes the cost of materials and you take home the board you build. SIGN UP
In a Nutshell: 4-Day “Board Blitz” Course
A four-day version of our full board-building class for those with limited time. The pace is fast, and we have the starting steps completed before you get here to make sure there’s time to finish. We’ll also teach you a few extra techniques for building these in quick-time.
- Tuition for the four-day course is $1500 per person which includes the cost of materials and the board you take home. SIGN UP
In a Nutshell: Board Builder’s Fantasy Camp
A special offering: a “pick-your-own-dates, design-your-own-course” workshop. All you do is pick dates that fit in around our other activities, select your options, decide if you want a friend to come, then just show up.
- Tuition varies depending on how long you want to stay, but includes cost of materials and you take home the board you build. Call to sign up.
In a Nutshell: 3-Day “Team Build” Course
Three teams of two (plus a Grain instructor for each team) complete the assembly and shaping of a new board in only three days.
- Tuition for the three-day course is $800.00 per person ($1,600 per team) which includes the cost of materials and one of you takes home the board you build together. Call to sign up.
Check the links at the left for more details, and feel free to call us at 207-457-5313 or email info@grainsurfboards.com with any questions.
Look forward to seeing you at the shop!
Waves just 6 miles from the shop 