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IYRS - International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, RI 401-848-5777
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About IYRS
THE INTERNATIONAL YACHT RESTORATION SCHOOL is devoted to the preservation of maritime skills and historic watercraft. We offer a wide range of programs including a two-year program in the restoration and preservation of classic yachts as well as shorter workshops in traditional maritime skills. The two-year program is accredited by the ACCSCT, certified by the State of Rhode Island and approved by the Veterans Administration. Students come from around the world to learn traditional trade skills and teamwork, self-respect, and pride in good workmanship.
IYRS is situated in the heart of Newport’s historic waterfront, an area rich in maritime tradition. We are proud to continue this tradition and keep the site accessible to the public and preserved for maritime use. Visitors can watch students at work in the shop, see gallery exhibits and view classic yachts afloat and ashore. They can also learn about the 1885 schooner yacht Coronet, the school’s flagship and America’s most historic yacht, which is being restored to sail again as a floating museum.
Classes are taught in a fully-equipped shop in historic Restoration Hall, originally built in 1905 as an electric generating station for the Newport Street Railway Company.
