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The Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology is a distance learning school of yacht design in Bath, Maine, United States, established in 1930. Graduates of the school receive the Westlawn Diploma in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Yacht Design. The 320' three-masted schooner Eos was designed by Westlawn graduate Antonio Ferrer. [1]
In the 1960s, Johnstone has attended a Westlawn School of Yacht Design correspondence course, [4] but he has never graduated from there (though he did receive an honorary degree sometime later). [5] During the 1970s, he borrowed his neighbor's to spectate a New York Yacht Club reaching start.
Dudley Dix is a yacht designer, of South African origin, now based in Virginia Beach, US. [1] He graduated from the Westlawn School of Yacht Design. [2] [3] He is notable for having developed the "radius chine plywood" method as a basis for boat construction. [4] Dix won the 1979 Cruising World Design Competition. [5]
IYRS was founded, in 1993, as the International Yacht Restoration School. Founders Elizabeth Meyer and John Mecray envisioned a a true wooden boat restoration program. The school over three ...
Nelson is also an Etchells 22 sailor of some note, having won many local regattas in the San Diego fleet at the National level. Bruce Nelson and Bruce Marek were the principals of a prolific San Diego California yacht design team, Nelson Marek, formed in 1979. Their first custom design was the incredibly successful One Ton class RUSH. Built in ...
In the mid-1980s, American yachtsman Dennis Conner asked Chance to be part of his design team for the Sail America Foundation of San Diego Yacht Club. [29] [12] Chance used the Cray X-MP/48 super computer to create his design. [2] He also consulted with scientists at Boeing, Grumman, and NASA to achieve the best results. [2]
Wayne died after suffering a stroke at age 73. His cause of death was revealed by his brothers Donny, Merrill and Jay in social media posts shared on Thursday, Jan. 2. "My dear brother Wayne ...
Tom Fexas (1941 – November 29, 2006) was an American yacht designer who adopted a retro design from vintage commuter yachts of the 1930s to modern construction techniques. His design for Midnight Lace in 1978 helped launch a new movement that became known as Italian styling. [1]