IYRS is a non-profit
institution dedicated to education and maritime preservation. The school
teaches the skills, history, art and science of building, restoring and
maintaining boats and their systems, employing a time-honored
educational model that teaches problem solving, teamwork, project
management and hands-on skills.
Mystic Seaport -- The Museum of America and the Sea -- is the nation's
leading maritime museum. Explore American maritime history first-hand as
you climb aboard historic tall ships, stroll through a re-created
19th-century coastal village or watch a working preservation shipyard in
action.
For more than 25 years, MoY has worked to preserve the culture and heritage of yachting. Founded in 1979, MoY is a not-for-profit organization, dedicated to preserving the culture of yachting, through the presentation of vessels, artifacts, literature, events, and regattas.
East Passage Boatwrights is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, on Narragansett Bay, a place steeped in sailing tradition. East Passage Boatwrights combines the time-tested techniques used by craftsmen of the past with modern advances in methods and materials. We continue to return our living history to the water through the restoration and repair of classic yachts.
Will Sofrin is an artist and woodworker who has spent the last decade working in both the maritime and residential industries. This website offers the user the ability to examine examples of past and current projects as well as contact information for inquiries. He now spends a good portion of his time serving as a project coordinator, draftsman, or consultant in both residential and maritime applications.
Tom Daniels has set up his blog, A SHIPWRIGHT IN TRAINING, to communicate his news and his projects after switching careers from Psychologist to Boat Builder. As he says, he loves to sail, he loves to work in wood, he loves to fix problems, eventually, the IYRS boat restoration program seemed like a good fit. Let's follow his blog and hear to his stories.