Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology explained

Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology
Streetaddress:	243 Washington Street
Zipcode:	04530
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	43.8941°N -69.8164°W

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.

The 320' three-masted schooner Eos was designed by Westlawn graduate Antonio Ferrer.^[1]

History

Westlawn 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

• Tom Fexas
• Al Spalding^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology . 2022-08-11 . www.westlawn.edu.
2. Web site: 2011-04-21 . The History of the Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology . 2022-08-11 . Yachting Mag . en-US.
3. Web site: Staff Westlawn . 2022-08-11 . www.westlawn.edu.
4. Web site: Westlawn's Dwindling Graduation - Professional BoatBuilder Magazine . 2022-08-11 . www.proboat.com.
5. Web site: Eliot Spalding Obituary - Portland, ME . 2022-08-04 . Dignity Memorial . en.