The East Hill Boat Shop is located on The Rochester Folk Art Guild's, East Hill Farm in Middlesex, New York.  

Our Story

The driving force behind the creation of the shop was Sterling Klinck, long time member of the guild and resident of the farm.  He was a master wood worker who was often asked to restore small craft over the course of his career.  In 2004 the shop was created to allow him to move on from restorations and build boats.  His signature build was Joel White's Catspaw dinghy which was a take off from the classic Herreshoff design.  Sterling passed in the Spring of 2017 and since then the facility has been leased out by a graduate of the International Yacht Restoration School in Newport, Rhode Island.

In the Spring of 2024 The Boat Shop will wind down and a new use for the space is being envisioned for use by The Folk Art Guild.