Carpentry (joinery) or Welding?

I've had a look at some boat building things already. Unfortunately most are way to far away from where I live to be feasible.(by the coast) Where are you based and what kind of training is it?

I'm based in Suffolk at the moment, and I'm at the IBTC in lowestoft doing the full 'practical boatbuilding' course. It's got a city+guilds level 3 at the end too, which is pretty cool.