Students who select the Wooden Boat Building program are taught construction methods through formal lectures, field trips and hands-on projects. Students are divided into teams to build boats under the supervision of an instructor. These teams learn the comprehensive boat construction process from the loft floor all the way to the water with an eye toward quality and efficiency. Each team of builders sets up molds, planks a boat, and builds and installs all the parts—seats, rudder, keel, tiller, breasthooks, spars etc., depending on the specific boat model. Students also fit out the boat with hardware and rigging and paint and/or varnish the interior and exterior.