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.
| Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology | |
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243 Washington Street , 04530 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°53′39″N 69°48′59″W / 43.8940996°N 69.8164035°W |
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| Established | 1930 |
| Website | www |
The 320' three-masted schooner Eos was designed by Westlawn graduate Antonio Ferrer.[1]
History
editWestlawn was founded in 1930 by boat designers E. S. Nelson and Gerald Taylor White. They named it Westlawn after the farm of White's in Montville, New Jersey.[2]
The school was purchased in December 2014 by David Smyth,[3] a Westlawn alumnus. It was formerly owned by the American Boat and Yacht Council.[4]
Notable alumni
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology". www.westlawn.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "The History of the Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology". Yachting Mag. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Staff | Westlawn". www.westlawn.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Westlawn's Dwindling Graduation - Professional BoatBuilder Magazine". www.proboat.com. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Eliot Spalding Obituary - Portland, ME". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2022-08-04.