Press Releases
This winter and spring, there are a number of events taking place at IYRS--from the first IYRS/Museum of Yachting book club, to Marine Industry Career Day in early March, to an Open House in Bristol. Click above for calendar listings.
New scholarship opportunities are available for students entering the school's full-time programs in Fall 2012. In recent years, the school has placed a strong emphasis on building scholarship funding and in 2011 set an ambitious goal of raising $4 million for scholarships during the 2011–2015 period. Click above for a press release.
IYRS will host two Open Houses at its Newport and Bristol campuses in early November. On the afternoon of Tuesday, November 1, IYRS will host an Open House at its waterfront campus in Newport; on Thursday, November 3, IYRS will open its doors to the public at its 5,000-square-foot facility in Bristol. Click above for more details.
Beginning on November 1, IYRS Restoration Hall will become a place of green education when the school and the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) launch a series of evening lectures on “Environmental Issues Facing Sailors and the Marine World.” Click above for a press release on the series.
12-Meter Valiant, owned by Gary Gregory, topped the fleet at the Classic Yacht Regatta, capturing overall honors in the regatta's Classic class and the Atlantic and Sappho trophies. The event also stood as the finale of the North American Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, and Trevor Fetter's S&S yawl Black Watch was crowned winner of this three-event circuit at the regatta prize-giving ceremony. Joining title sponsor Panerai this year were event sponsors Boothbay Harbor Shipyard and The Hilton Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Click above for a summary of final results. For a press release from sponsor Panerai, click here.
The 32nd Annual Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta sponsored by Panerai will take place in Newport over the Labor Day weekend, September 2-4. This event includes two days of racing and will draw a fleet that stands as a time capsule of classic design—from small traditional one-designs to large, majestic yachts built over a century ago. Click above for a Media Advisory with more detail. Follow this link to find the Notice of Race, a schedule of events, and a list of competitors.
Sponsors and guests at the 14th Annual IYRS Summer Gala, sponsored by The Hilton Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and The Prestige Family of Fine Cars, helped to raise nearly $700,000 for the school's educational programs. Click above for a press release.
On June 4, IYRS students and their families will be joined by the Rhode Island community to celebrate students' accomplishsments at the annual "Launch Day"--a unique graduation rite where students launch and showcase the boats they spent the past year building and restoring.
The Sixth Annual Marine Industry Career Day will be held on Saturday, March 5, at IYRS Restoration Hall, and marine industry experts and employers are all coming to IYRS with one goal in mind: to connect with individuals interested in marine careers. This one-day event will give career seekers an opportunity to talk with employers and gather information about hiring trends and technology that will give them an edge in the job marketplace.
Leading authority on marine technology Nigel Calder will come to the IYRS Bristol campus to talk about how boats with hybrid technology are finally coming of age. Calder has been a critical player in a $3 million European Union research & development effort to improve the efficiency of hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial and recreational vessels. He is travelling to IYRS to discuss what has changed with the adoption of these systems and the dramatic implications for the world of recreational boating.
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