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| Yacht Design School Brochure
Why We Run Yacht Design School Chief Instructor, Director, Curriculum Developer Instructor Emeritus & Consultant |
Yacht Design School is primarily a distance learning
institution, though we have had a few students in residence here. Please read the material in the Brochure first
and then browse the lesson contents pages for the curricula. This will suggest questions which you may find
the answers to in our frequently asked questions. You
may enroll and buy educational software using the buttons below. All
books recommended
for the school both in print and out of print can
now be ordered through us if you wish.
"The education, and career, that you don't have to go into debt for." - Tom MacNaughton "Genius is learned behavior" - Tom MacNaughton "I want to say to you that the decisions to change my work from building to designing ánd the choice of following the Yacht Design School for this, are the best decisions I have made ever!" - Evert Jan Boot, The Netherlands |
| Degree Program in Naval Architecture with a
Specialty in Yacht & Small Craft Design |
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| Ordering Software for Use with Our Curricula | |
| These packages are most often ordered bundled with the CAD Course as shown below. However if you are not taking the CAD Course you can also buy these packages and bundles of Rhino and plug-ins below here. All these are education license pricing for our students. Important: We can sell direct to you if your address is in the United States, or Canada. If you are in other countries, email us on software and we will send you the appropriate order form for your area: | |
| Additional Elective Courses, Other Useful Schools, & Internships | |
| Computer Assisted Design Course. This
brief curriculum is now the most common entry point for most students to
their studies with us before tackling the Yacht
Design School main curriculum in yacht and small craft naval architecture.
It is not a formal prerequisite. It is intended to teach the use of the
Rhino CAD package in yacht and small craft naval
architecture as thoroughly as possible. This extraordinary design tool is
the standard for yacht design firms world wide and is being rapidly adopted
by all of us who teach yacht design as well. Taking this course first and
then doing the entire main curriculum using on screen design rather than
using any manual drafting is now the workable choice and much less expensive
than trying to find manual drafting equipment which is not made anymore. You will use our PayPal based shopping cart
system to order this course. Complete Tuition $1,209. Most student will buy
one of our bundles of the course and the Rhino software. If it is not
a financial hardship this is a good
time choose a bundle including the very useful plug-ins for advanced rendering and even
animation at student prices. Important Note on International Orders:
All "Computer Assisted Design Course" orders go through us. If you
live in the United States, or Canada, you can also
use the "bundle buttons" or separate buttons to order the software through
us. If you are outside our authorized software selling area, email or
call us for the appropriate reseller in your area. CAD Course bundled with Rhino Version 7.0 educational license. If the lowest possible cost is needed, this is the minimum cost CAD Course and Software bundle: $1,404 CAD Course only. For those who already have either the Rhino educational or Rhino commercial software license: $1,209 |
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| Khan Academy - Contrary to the belief of many aspiring students the math involved in yacht and small craft naval architecture is not complex. Most people will probably need more help in learning to be careful with their calculations and check their work, than actually needing much math instruction. Of course we are always here to teach anything you didn't get in school at no addtional charge and our "Basic Math Primer" can be emailed to you free. However for those who want to learn math from the simplest of addition problems up through quite advanced subjects, we recommend the Khan Academy www.khanacademy.org This fully endowed online institution is absolutely free and amazingly good at teaching from the simplest concept to the most advanced. Though they started with math they are well on their way to providing a complete university education without charging you a cent. Though we teach in much more depth than they do we sure wish we could build an endowment like that so we could teach for free. | |
| Internships & Entry Level Drafting Positions – It may be that when Covid 19 is under control we will be in a position to encourage students to study as residential students here in Eastport. This is not the case as yet. When this option is available students can participate in Internship programs where they do unpaid work in the office designed to broaden their experience. Advanced students can, depending upon our work load, sometimes get paying work as entry level draftsmen. | |
| The Woodenboat School - This school teaches everything from sailing, and cruising courses, to survey, repair and construction, you can even learn to cast your own bronze hardware. This is a great family experience and a wonderful way to spend summer vacations. Virtually everything you would learn at this school would enhance the knowledge you need to be a truly great designer. We highly recommend this school in addition to our curriculum. |
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