Applications - The Carpenter’s Boat Shop

Applications for 2026 Apprenticeship are closed. Applications for our 2027 Apprenticeship are open.

Please send in both Apprenticeship Application and Character Reference in order to be considered.

Apprenticeship application

Apprenticeship program character reference request

Artist in residence application

Apprenticeship application

Name(Required)

First Last

Date of birth

Pronouns

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Please describe why you want to participate in this apprenticeship program and how you expect the apprenticeship will impact your future endeavors.

What distinguishes your interest in our apprenticeship from interest in other learning programs?

Please describe learning experiences of significance to you: work experiences, schools attended, life experiences, etc.

Please describe your strengths.

How do you manage in stressful situations?

There will be lengthy sailing expeditions as part of this session. Is living outdoors or on small boats going to be a challenge for you? If so, how will manage these challenges?

Have you lived in close quarters with others for multiple days at a time?

Please describe what you consider to be your primary challenges in life.

What do you think that you could specifically offer to the Boat Shop community?

Is there anything else you would like to share with us or like us to know about you?

Health information

The information you provide in this section will be used to help us better understand and serve the needs you may have as an apprentice.

Please describe any physical or mental health challenges that are a part of your life.

How may you be addressing these challenges as an apprentice? Do you have any needs, including diet needs or taking time out for therapy appointments or support group meetings, that we should plan to support?

Please list any medications you are currently taking, and for which conditions. Do you experience side-effects that may impact your experience (eg drowsiness, etc)?

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Apprenticeship program character reference request

Your name(Required)

First Last

Your email(Required)

Applicant's name(Required)

First Last

What is your relationship with the applicant and how long have you known them?

Describe the applicant's work ethic.

Describe how the applicant interacts with others.

Please describe what you believe to be the applicant’s greatest strengths/challenges.

Why do you think the applicant is a good candidate for the apprenticeship program?

Do you have any additional comments that would be helpful for us to understand the applicant?

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Artist in residence application

Applications for our Artist in Residence program will reopen in October 2026.