International Yacht Restoration School
- International Yacht Restoration School
The International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) is a school on Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island focusing on boat and yacht restoration.
Description
In the late 1980s, Elizabeth Meyer restoration of the 1934 J-class yacht "Endeavour" launched a worldwide interest in the preservation of nautical history. In 1993, Ms. Meyer, artist John Mecray, and several other yachting enthusiasts 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.
References and external links
* [http://www.iyrs.org/ IYRS Official Website]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=kMaSi4CJIYY Video of Restoration]
* [http://www.rifoundation.org/matriarch/OnePiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_637_A_PageName_E_SG2005IYRS Recent Grant information]
* [http://www.woodenboat-digital.com/woodenboat/20060506/?pg=50 Aaron Porter, "Wooden Boat", "Saving Yachts from the Brink," May-June 2006, pg. 48]
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