Westlawn
News
Kathy & Jerry Wood Foundation Extend Funding
for Wood Scholarship for a Fourth Year! Students can continue to receive
financial assistance through 2013!
Westlawn Reduces Education Costs: New 20% Discount
for ABYC Members, Zero Interest Tuition Financing, Huge Discounts on Software
Westlawn Institute Receives the Third-Year
Donation of its Most Substantial Grant and Scholarship Program Ever! The Kathy
& Jerry Wood Foundation Provide Generous Financial Support
ABYC and Westlawn Institute Announce a New Online
Forum for ABYC Certified Marine Techs – The ABYC Tech Forum
DETC (Distance Education and Training
Council) Reaccredits Westlawn for the Ninth Consecutive Time with Flying
Colors and no Conditions!
Westlawn Institute Receives the Second-Year
Donation of its Most Substantial Grant and Scholarship Program Ever! The Kathy
& Jerry Wood Foundation Provide Generous Financial Support
The Royal Institution Of Naval Architects and
Westlawn Institute Of Marine Technology Announce RINA Accreditation of Westlawn
Institute’s Yacht & Boat Design Program!
Yachting Magazine, May 2011, Runs a Feature Story on Westlawn
Institute in Recognition of Eighty Years of Training Successful Boat Designers!
Two Westlawn Alumni Win Cruising Boat of the Year
Awards for 2010. Gerry Douglas’s Catalina 355 is Domestic boat of the
Year. Rodger Martin’s Presto 30 Takes the Cruising Spirit Award!
Westlawn Student Jon Ames Wins the Professional
Boatbuilder/WoodenBoat Design Challenge - Westlawn’s Students and Alumni
Have Won More Design Competitions Than Those from Any Other School!
Mad Mariner, the Online Daily Boating Magazine, Interviewed Westlawn
Director, Dave Gerr, on July 20, 2010. Click on the Links Below to Listen to
the Full 26-Minute Interview and Watch the Slide Show of Over a Hundred Boats
Designed by Westlawn Alumni.
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Distance Educaton and Training Council (DETC)
Approves Westlawn’s New Eastport, Maine Campus, Officially Completing
Westlawn’s Move to Maine
Westlawn Announces its Most Substantial Grant and
Scholarship Program Ever! The
Kathy & Jerry Wood Foundation Provide Generous Financial Support
Two New Instructors Join the Westlawn Institute Faculty. Nicholas Di
Matteo and Eric Holohan Bring Decades of Experience with them to Share with
Students
Westlawn Moves it’s office to Eastport, Maine! Many Connections Lead to Opening Our Office in
the Boat School Campus
Results of the Westlawn PassageMaker Design
Competition Sponsored by Imtra Marine Lighting – Three Amazingly Different
Boats are Finalists
Westlawn’s Fourth Annual Mystic Meet Draws 47 - Youngest Graduate
Receives Diploma - First Cum Laude Graduate - Another Graduates in just 2-1/2
Years!
Westlawn Announces Recipients of 2009 Owens Scholarship - Famous Maryland
Boatbuilder, Norman G. Owens, Supports Excellence in Marine Education.
Westlawn Offers Boat Interior Design Reference to
the Public – Text Offered for Sale for the First Time – Interior Design
Methods for Yacht Design and theBoat Building Industry.
Westlawn Drives Down Costs for Students: Students Can Save Thousands of
Dollars on Software – Tuition Held at Last Year’s Level.
Westlawn Students Granted All Three Of NMRA’s
First Scholarship Awards. National Marine Representative’s Association Offers
Financial Support To Marine-Industry Students.
Cruising World Magazine Features Westlawn Grad Bob Buck’s Design
in the November 2008 Issue - Student’s Design-Thesis Boat Becomes a
Beautiful Reality
ABYC & Westlawn Announce Joint Continuing Education Program - The
American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) and the Westlawn Institute of Marine
Technology jointly announce the two organizations have bundled a number of
courses together to create recommended continuing education offerings.
Westlawn Institute and PassageMaker Magazine
Announce Design Competition - Challenge to Craft an Efficient Cost-Effective
Cruiser To Advance Boating Sponsored by Imtra Marine Lighting
Imtra Marine Lighting Sponsors Grants For New
Enrollments in Westlawn Courses - Industry Leader Provides Tuition Assistance
for New Students
Westlawn Holds “Mystic Meet” - Rod Johnstone Talk
Highlights Third Annual Student Gathering
Two Industry Leaders Sponsor Westlawn Scholarships
- Hargrave Custom Yachts and The Taylor Made Group Support Westlawn Students
Designing Boats & Careers: Westlawn and Tom Fexas Yacht Design -
Working Together for Over Four Decades
Legendary Designers Jack Hargrave & Dick Newick Inducted Into Boat
Designers Hall of Fame
Westlawn Offers Financial Aid to Students - Tuition Financing Through TFC
Credit Corporation Lowers Student Payments
PropTalk, the Chesapeake’s powerboat magazine, features
Westlawn in it’s September 2007 issue. Click here to read the article.
Island Packet Yachts Sponsors Scholarship for
Westlawn Students. Top Boatbuilder Provides Funding to Assist Westlawn
Students.
Westlawn Holds Second Successful “Mystic Meet.”
Distance-learning institute’s faculty and students interact in person
Westlawn Introduces a New Curriculum Upgrade for
2007 - New Course Material on Control Stations, Steel Construction, and
Multihull Design
The Westlawn/Cruising World Design Competition
Results - With Sponsorship from Island Packet Yachts, Westlawn and Cruising
World Hold the First Design Competition in Over Fifteen Years
Hargrave Custom Yachts Celebrates Yet Another Graduate in a Long Line of
Westlawn Students - Evaluation of Former YDI Student Leads to Westlawn Diploma
Yachts International, in its 10th anniversary May 2007 issue, features
an article on Westlawn director Dave Gerr. Click here to read the article.
Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology and SUNY
Maritime Announce Joint Marine Continuing-Education Program - Combined With
ABYC Courses, Your Source for Marine Training
L. Francis Herreshoff, Legendary Designer Inducted Into Boat Designers
Hall of Fame. Westlawn Also Announces Two Norman Nudelman Awards,
Westlawn Announces Reaccreditation With High Marks. DETC Finds Top-Notch
Boat-Design Training at Westlawn.
Westlawn
Announces Acquisition of Yacht Design Institute Schools Material. Addition of
Valuable Course Material and Expertise to Further Enhance Westlawn Curriculum.
Westlawn is Pleased to Announce Mystic-Seaport Membership for Westlawn
Students. Membership Benefits in Historic Museum Enhance Learning.
Westlawn Announces Design Competition in
Conjunction With Cruising World Magazine & Island Packet Yachts
Distance Learning School Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology
Announces Successful Mystic Meet - Westlawn faculty and students
interact off-line
Legendary Designers Inducted Into Boat Designers Hall of Fame
Westlawn Announces Recipients of 2006 Owens Scholarship Awards
Soundings Trade Only, “The Boating Business Newspaper,” Features
Westlawn in the November 2005 Issue.
Westlawn Alumnus Makes Waves Sailing on Land.
Rodger Martin Yacht Design Makes Waves In Boston.
Mystic Seaport Announces Affiliation with Westlawn Institute of Marine
Technology. Westlawn Moves Connecticut Office to Mystic Seaport.
Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology Gets .edu URL. Official Westlawn
Web Site Now www.westlawn.edu.
Edson Offers Classic Bronze Spline Weights for
Yacht Designers and Students
Westlawn Receives Prestigious National Award Saluting 75 Years of
Excellence in Distance Education
Westlawn Kicks Off 75th Anniversary Year by Inducting Two Designers into
Newly Established Hall of Fame
DETC (Distance Education and Training Council)
December-2004 Global Report Spotlights Westlawn
The First COMITT (Conference on Marine Industry Technical Training)
Brings Industry and Marine Educators Together
Three Westlawn Alumni Win Design Competitions in 2004! - Westlawn Graduate Ben Dodarell Wins Camper
& Nicholson/Boat International “New Concepts” Design Competition
Westlawn Announces “The One-Quart-Cup Challenge” Scholarship in
Conjunction with Boating Magazine
Hargrave Custom Yachts Sponsors Westlawn 75th Anniversary Celebration
Westlawn
Announces the Largest Single Curriculum Upgrade in It’s History
Westlawn Signs Joint Education Agreement with
Maryland’s Cecil Community College to Offer Students an Associate’s Degree
The Year Three Westlawn Alumni Duked It Out For The America’s Cup!!
Westlawn’s Oldest Student Makes Contact After 74 Years!
Westlawn Offers Job Listings for Industry and
Westlawn Alumni and Students
Westlawn Website Upgraded!
Westlawn Graduate Wins Bluewater Sailing
Magazine Design Competition
ABYC and Westlawn at IBEX 2003
ABYC
Standards & Membership Included With Westlawn Enrollment
FLASH!! ABYC
Acquires Westlawn - Exciting Developments on the Way!
New! ABYC
Members to Get Discounts on Westlawn Courses
Westlawn
-- A Catalyst for Innovation
Who Studies at
Westlawn?
New Course for Industry
Professionals
Taylor Made
Group Adds Sealand Employees' Scholarship Fund For Westlawn Students
The Masthead
The Quarterly Journal of the
Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology:
25) The Masthead - Volume 7, No. 1 – March 2013: The First Powerboats, ABYC
President’s Message – Corrosion Experiment, Westlawn Drives Down Education
Costs, On the Drawing Board: Persak & Wurmfeld 44M Schooner, Westlawn Profiles
Krisha Naroski Plauché, MV Lyubov Orlova, Orca3D User Tip – Creating a
Bow Cone, ABYC Tech Notes – ABYC S-30 and Heavier Outboards, Know It All
Answer: On Finding the Weight and CG of an Existing Boat, Know It All Question:
On Sizing a Lifting Keel Hoist Line, We Get Mail: More on HINs. Martin’s
Yarns – Navigator Sea Trials, May Day 1940, News & Views,
Masthead Combined Index, and More
24) The Masthead - Volume 6, No. 4 – December 2012: Classic Dutch Yachts and the
Real James Bond, METS and IBEX Shows, Westlawn Drives Down Education Costs, On
the Drawing Board: Chevalier’s Wally Cento and Maxi Scow, Understanding HIN
Numbers, Learning from a Tragic Capsize, Splashes: Persak & Wurmfeld’s
Motive Tri 25R, Orca3D User Tip, ABYC Tech Notes – Electric System Trends, Know
It All Answer: On Scupper Size, Know It All Question: On Finding the Weight and
CG of an Existing Boat, Martin’s Yarns – The Evening Star Yacht Club,
News & Views, Masthead Combined Index, and More
23) The Masthead - Volume 6, No. 3 – September
2012: Annual
Student Maryland Meet, ABYC's First Annual Boating Safety Clinic, Westlawn
Drives Down Education Costs, Westlawn Profiles Laurie McGowan, On the Drawing
Board: Erdevicki's 175-Footer, Splashes: Theo Danel's Rùm, ABYC Tech Notes: Designing
for Serviceability, Know It All Answer: On Wire Size, Know It All Question: On
Cockpit Scuppers, Planing Craft Analysis: Static vs. Dynamic Trim, News &
Views, Masthead Combined Index, and More
22) The Masthead - Volume 6, No. 2 – June 2012: Volvo Ocean Race Yacht
Drawings, Wood Foundation Scholarships - Year 3, Lessons from the Capsize of
the Sail-Training Vessel, Concordia, The Maryland Meet, Westlawn
Profiles Steven & Patrick Pollard of Specmar, Know It All Answer - On
Chainplate Welds, Know It All Question on Wiring Size, ABYC Tech Notes -
Ignition Protection, New ABYC Tech Forum, New Masthead Combined Index, and More
21) The Masthead - Volume 6, No. 1 – March 2012: Westlawn Reaccredited, U.S.
Park Service Requires ABYC Standards, Engine Power Curves, Orca3D Tips, Wrong
Way Martin and Stephens, Know It All Answer – On Gasoline Engine Vents, Know It
All Question – On Chainplate Welds, Cerny’s L’Arche Dinghy, On The Drawing
Board – Allison and Leech Projects, New Ownership at The Boat School,
Herreshoff Symposium, and More
20) The Masthead - Volume 5, No. 4 – December
2011: The New Era
of Gasoline Fuel Installations – ABYC H-24 & H-25, Westlawn at IBEX and
METS, Four Designs from Westlawn Selected as Notable in WoodenBoat
“Design Challenge III,” Know It All Question and Answer, On the Drawing Board,
Westlawn Profiles Michele Ansaloni, News & Views, New Blog from D’Antonio,
Single versus Twin, and More
19) The Masthead - Volume 5, No. 3 – September
2011:
WESTLAWN-ALUMNI DESIGN FIRMS IN CHARGE OF TWO SUPERYACHT PROJECTS: Persak &
Wurmfeld Mange the 281-Foot Cakewalk V, Ivan Erdevicki Naval
Architecture Designing a 129-Footer for Burger, Did You Know “Cabotage,” Maine
Meet 2011, 12 Volts vs. 24 Volts, Know It All Question and Answer, Splashes,
ABYC Tech Notes on H-5 Load Capacity, News & Views, Proper Bootstripes, The
Scow Schooner Lily, Adventures of a Young NA, and More
18) The Masthead - Volume 5, No. 2 – June 2011: Westlawn’s Yacht & Boat
Degin Program Accredited by RINA, The Efficient Powerboat – Part 2, Splashes –
Zurn Marblehead 22, ABYC Tech Notes – Nav Lights, Know It All Question
and Answer, MLC Labor Pains and Crew Requirements, The Rebirth of the Ida
May, Bill Garden – In Memorium, and More
17) The Masthead - Volume 5, No. 1 – March 2011: SPECIAL EFFICIENCY ISSUE: The
Efficient Powerboat, Hybrids are not the Answer, Westlawn Alumni on the Drawing
Board, Know It All Question and Answer, Splashes, ABYC Tech Notes – On LED Nav
Light Refits, Controlling Corrosion – Part 2, Unique Alumni Design – Sliver,
Super Fuel Efficient Powerboats, New USCG Passenger-Weight Rule, and More
16) The Masthead - Volume 4, No. 4 – December
2010: Two Westlawn
Alumni Win Cruising World Boat of the Year Awards for 2010, Two More
Westlawn Alumni Contribute to 2010 Award-Winning Fire Boat Design, Westlawn at
IBEX and METS, Westlawn Alumni on the Drawing Board, Westlawn Profiles David
Pugh, Controlling Corrosion – Part 1, The Book of Dave Martin – Part III, and
More
15) The Masthead - Volume 4, No. 3 – September
2010: Westlawn
Student Jon Ames Wins the Professional Boatbuilder/WoodenBoat Design
Challenge, Mad Mariner Magazine Radio Interview of Westlawn Director,
Westlawn Alumni on the Drawing Board, Rodger Martin’s Presto, Westlawn
Profiles Mark Bowdidge, Understanding ABYC Standards, NMMA Certification, The
Book of Dave Martin – Efficiency Under Power, and More
14) The Masthead - Volume 4, No. 2 – June 2010: Westlawn Announces its Largest
Tuition Grant and Scholarship Program Ever!, Two New Instructors Join Westlawn,
Westlawn Alumni on the Drawing Board, Westlawn Profiles Richard McBride, A
Tribute to Jimmy Lombard III, Electric Shock Drowning, The “S” Number for
Evaluating Sailboats, and More
13) The Masthead - Volume 4, No. 1 – March 2010: Westlawn Moves to Eastport,
Maine, South Atlantic Cruise, Westlawn Profiles Dudley Dix, All About Cores –
Part 3, The Book of Dave Martin Designs, The BMS LongStep™ Hull Form, Splashes,
ABYC Tech Notes, Know-It-All Contest, and More
12) The Masthead - Volume 3, No. 4 – December
2009: Results of
the Westlawn/PassageMaker Deisgn Compeitition, Westlawn’s 80th Birthday!, The
End of the Planimeter, Student Builds His Design, Westlawn Profiles Patrick
Bray, ABYC Offers 2 New Regulation Manuals, All About Cores – Part 2, ABYC Tech
Notes, USCG Warning on Rigs, and More
11) The Masthead - Volume 3, No. 3 – September
2009: Two
Remarkable Students Graduate at the Fourth Mystic Meet, Student Graduates in
Just 2-1/2 Years!, Owens Scholarship 2009, MotorBoating Features
Westlawn Alumni, Westlawn Profiles Eric Henseval, All About Cores - Part 1, A
Designer With a Different Perspective, Design Diaster!, Roderick Stephens Book,
and More
10) The Masthead - Volume 3, No. 2 – June 2009: Interior Design Reference Text
Offered to Industry, Yacht Racing, Reducing Education Costs, Life on the Ocean
Wave - Part 2, Fin Keel Bending Moment Calculations, Westlawn Profiles Jeremy
Wurmfeld, Marine Metals - Part 2, Robert Harris Biography, and More
9) The Masthead - Volume 3, No. 1 – March 2009: Reducing Education
Costs-Students Can Save Thousands!, Know It All Winner and New Contest, Did You
Know?, Splashes, Westlawn Profiles, Life on the Ocean Wave, Marine Metals –
Part 1, Stainless, Training Links, and More
8) The Masthead - Volume 2, No. 4 – December 2008: NMRA Schoarship Winners, Know
It All Winner and New Contest, ABYC/Westlawn Joint CE Program, The Yawl Abigal,
PassageMaker/Westlawn Design Contest, Westlawn Profiles, Finaical Aid, Noise
Reduction Techniques And Methods, Training Links, and More
7) Yhe Masthead - Volume 2, No. 3 – September
2008: Design
Competition with PassageMaker Magazine, Tuition Grants for New Students, Destino
- FIRE!, Westlawn Profiles, Know It All Contest and Winner, Speed &
Powering Update, Conducting Speed Trials, Training Links, and More
6) The Masthead - Volume 2, No. 2 – June 2008: Two Industry Leaders Sponsor
Scholarships, Tom Fexas Yacht Design and Westlawn, Know It All Contest, Tuition
Assistance, Profile - Rodger Martin, Speed and Powering Calculations, and More
5) The Masthead - Volume 2, No. 1 – March 2008: Designers Hall of Fame
Inductees 2008, Student Designs a Rocket, Know It All Contest, Tuition
Assistance, Profile - Dieter Blank, Metal Corrosion Course, On Tons &
Tonnage, and More
4) The Masthead - Volume 1, No. 4 – December 2007: New Financial Aid Program,
Island Packet Scholarships, Grad Builds His Final Exam, Profile – Doug Zurn,
Powerboat Stability, Another Continuing Education Course Announcement
3) The Masthead - Volume 1, No. 3 – September
2007: Cruising World Design
Competition Results, Mystic Meet 2007, Profile - Massimo Gregori, Sailing Yacht
Stability - Part 2, Continuing Education Course Announcement
2) The Masthead - Volume 1, No. 2 – June 2007: Joint Continuing Education Program; IBEX 2007;
ABYC Course Schedule; Profile - Andrej Justin; Stability – Part 1
1) The Masthead - Volume 1, No. 1 – April 2007: Westlawn Reaccredited; NABD Hall of Fame; Design
Tips; Ventilation Fundamentals; In Memoriam
Alumni Profiles:
D.C.
Reiher Builds A Career On Westlawn Training
Westlawn Course Complements Engineering Skills
For Marine Designer David Pugh
