A two-year Certificate Program in Yacht Restoration, approved by the RI State Board of Governors for Higher Education, is available for those wishing formal training to prepare for work in the field. The goal of this program is to provide students with a level of competency that will allow them to find jobs in the best yacht yards in the world. Students must apply to enter this full-time apprenticeship program. Apprentices are exposed to the full range of skills that comprise proficiency in yacht restoration.
Classes combine theoretical and hands-on work.
Practical experience actually restoring classic yachts is supplemented by classroom lectures, drawing and design exercises, classes in surveying and business techniques, and off-campus excursions. Tree-cutting and milling trips, visits to other boatbuilding and repair facilities, and to the great maritime libraries at Mystic Seaport and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are regularly scheduled. Full details of the two year syllabus and application forms are available in the links on the left. Classes are held Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. While participation in the full time program is available to students who wish to attend for a single term or longer, the certificate is awarded upon completion of the two-year program.