International Yacht Restoration School
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The International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) is a school on Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island focusing on boat and yacht restoration.
[edit] Description
In 1993 restorationist Elizabeth Meyer, artist John Mecray, and several other yachting enthusiats founded the school on Thames Street in Newport on 2 1/2 acres of waterfront. The School owns several large buildings including a 1831 stone Newport Steam Factory building listed on the National Register of Historical Places. The school acquired a famed 1881 yacht, the Coronet, in 1995. Students have restored and returned over 100 boats to the water since 1993. The school has a 2-year certificate program, a continuing education program, and other educational opportunities.
[edit] References and external links
- IYRS Official Website
- Video of Restoration
- Recent Grant information
- Aaron Porter, Wooden Boat, "Saving Yachts from the Brink," May-June 2006, pg. 48
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