ACBS is proud to support the future of boat building and restoration with scholarships at six accredited boat building and restorations schools. The fall semester is just getting underway and Marine Trades Institute is just one school excited to welcome their new cohort of students. The Marine Trades Institute (MTI) is thrilled to announce the…
This first-of-its-kind event provides learning opportunities, hands-on activities, and a boating experience on the Detroit River for students and young adults. A first of its kind collaboration between educational and youth organizations, marine companies, and state leaders is set to make waves in Detroit on July 31, 2024 in an effort to expand access to…
By Bjorn Bakken, Instructor, IYRS The curriculum for the first-year students at IYRS in Newport, Rhode Island is rebuilding Beetle Cat sail boats. More than 160 boats have been built over the last 25 years. The school year starts with traditional measuring and lofting of the existing hull and concludes with a new hand built…
The Boss 1921 Day Express Cruiser The Boss is a 42-foot Day Express Cruiser built in 1921 by the Great Lakes Boat Building Corporation of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Great Lakes Boat Building Corporation built custom luxury wooden yachts in Milwaukee from 1916 until moving to the Chicago River in 1926 where it continued operations until…
By Kim Norton-O’Brien and Warren Barker, IYRS “The Wee Winn, which Herreshoff designed in 1892 for Miss Winnifred Sutton of England, proved so exceedingly fast that she was the talk of the Solent for many years,” said L. Francis Herreshoff of the Half-Rater Fin Keel design. A fitting name for the speedy racer, win she…
by Neal & Jean Ganser members of the Big Sky chapter My son Quentin Ganser was doing well in mechanical engineering. However, being an active young man with a gift for working with his hands, he was not enthusiastic about life in front of a computer. Discovering the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building in…
Presented by ACBS Member and Boat Inspector, Joel Terbrueggen Inspecting a boat prior to purchase offers a wealth of information, helping the buyer to understand the boat’s condition and the scope of the work that may need to be undertaken. Whether restored by a professional or an old gem found in a barn, all boats…
Since its humble beginnings, The Landing School has been a transformative place for boatbuilders, designers, and marine industry technicians alike. Although the curriculum, enrollment, campus buildings, and extracurricular activities have all grown since the school was launched in a cow barn in 1978, the goal of preparing men and women for fulfilling careers in the…
From Headquarters At the Annual Scholarship Gala, attendees will have the opportunity to bid on a variety of great items, including a lodging package at the Liahona Lakehouse B&B complete with a 2 hour cruise around Lake of the Ozarks aboard this 1965 Lyman, courtesy of ACBS Heartland Classic Members Mark Engstrom and Jenni McGowin. …
We know boat show season is starting to kick off down south, but many of our northern ACBS chapters are still in winter or early spring mode, so that means workshops and gatherings. Here are a couple of upcoming offerings from the Glacier Lakes and Columbia-Willamette Chapters. If you are in the area, be sure…
By Danny Ross – President Sunnyland Chapter of the ACBS On behalf of the Sunnyland Chapter and its highly acclaimed Sunnyland Chapter Apprentice Mentoring Program for Youth (SCAMPY), I was please to present the ACBS Junior Craftsman Award to the brother-sister duo Emily and Isaiah Kadletz at the Sunnyland Chapter Annual Meeting. Emily (16 years…
Help sustain ACBS’s annual boatbuilding school scholarships by making a donation to our ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AUCTION, to be held on Friday, September 10th at the 2022 Annual Meeting & International Boat Show in Burlington, Vermont. ACBS currently seeks donations of items for both the Silent and Live Auction. Please contact ACBS Executive Director Lora Nadolski…