IYRS Summer Gala

Saturday, July 7th

Mastering the Craft: Celebrating 15 Years of Excellence

Title Sponsors: The Prestige Family of Fine Cars & The Hilton Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 

Also sponsored by: Argo Group, BankNewport, Boat International, Conde Nast Publications, Fidelity Investments, Hinckley, Juergen Friedrich, Lexus, Mount Gay Rum, Perini Navi, Ralph Lauren, Rybovich, Three Golden Apples, Tito's Vodka, and Wimco Private Villas

This year, under the direction of event co-chairs Jamie Hilton of Newport, and Pam Rorke Levy of San Francisco, the Newport Campus will become a spectacular setting for one of the community’s most important (and fun!) events. It is a night that you won’t want to miss!

Join us for a day of spectacular demonstrations of craft on the IYRS campus. Starting 9:30 – 10:30am, Dr. Robert McNeil and his Coronet restoration team will install a new transom on the 133’ historic schooner and talk about the yacht and its restoration. From 11 – 2pm, enjoy an afternoon on the bay on one of three beautiful yachts, leaving from the IYRS marina. Then, from 6pm – midnight, it’s one of Newport’s most important stops on summer party scene: the annual IYRS Summer Gala, celebrating 15 year of Mastering the Craft. The campus experience will include micro-exhibits of fine craftsmanship—on and off the water—and the works of students and alumni. 

Last summer, an international crowd of some 700 people attended the Gala’s sit-down dinner and after party, helping to raise funds for school scholarships and the educational programs. Watch for the Save the Date in early spring, and we hope you will join us this year!

Be sure to chech back periodically for new additions to the Live Auction Preview.

For reservations to participate in the daysail, please contact Erica Kana at ekana@iyrs.org, or call her at (401) 848-5777, ext 231. Space is very limited.