Join us for the 47th Annual Wooden Boat Show, the longest running boat show in the southeast! Whether you’re a boating enthusiast or prefer to keep your feet on dry land, the Annual Wooden Boat Show has activities for all ages. This free event, held...

Learn about the building of the Huron Jewel during a Nov. 10 slideshow presentation in the museum auditorium. The presentation starts at 5:30 p.m. and will be followed by a Q&A session. Tours of the schooner will be offered Nov. 9-10 from 10 a.m. to...

Join America's Boating Club to learn how to navigate local waters. Topics in the free seminar include: Local Charts (differences between NOAA, chart plotters, and the real world) Local Notice to Mariners (how to find out what the USCG is doing to Nav Aids) NOAA...

46th Annual Wooden Boat Show. Boat registration is $30 for the first boat and $5 for each additional boat. Registration is for land display only; all in-water slips are filled. To register one boat, complete the form below. For registration of more than one boat,...

Learn how to read a set of plans and use the basic woodworking tools most commonly found in a boatbuilder’s tool kit to shape a lift half-model of a North Carolina Shad Boat during this two-day course at the museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center....

Learn how to read a set of plans and use the basic woodworking tools most commonly found in a boatbuilder’s tool kit to shape a lift half-model of a North Carolina Shad Boat during this two-day course at the museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center....

Learn how to read a set of plans and use the basic woodworking tools most commonly found in a boatbuilder’s tool kit to shape a lift half-model of a North Carolina Shad Boat during this two-day course at the museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center....

Explore the art of boat building from start to finish during a two-day, hands-on course at the North Carolina Maritime Museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. The course begins with the design and lofting of boats and moves on to the setup, steam bending and...