Has anyone looked into these schools for a career in the
marine industries? Currently, I find myself at the end of a path and am looking for a new adventure and perhaps some MODEST financial
security. I'm an educated man, degrees and all - which leads me to John Paul Jones:
“It is by no means enough that an officer be capable...
He should be a gentleman of liberal education, refined, manners, punctilious courtesy, and the nicest sense of personal honor... No meritorious act of a subordinate should escape his attention, even if the reward be only one word of approval. Conversely, he should not be blind to a
single fault in any subordinate."
Been there, done that. Can't even afford the t-shirt.
Has anyone heard of the quality of education from The Landing
School in Arundel,
Maine (or to a lesser extent, IYRS in
Newport, Rhode Island)? I'm looking at their programs: Wooden
Boat Building, Wooden Composite
Boat Building, Composite Boat Building,
Marine Systems, and Yacht Design.
From my unexperienced eye, it seems that the most
PRACTICAL would be Marine Systems (Diesel Mechanics,
Fiberglass Repair,
Electrical...the whole nine), followed by Composite Boat Building. Besides guileless interest, I think that these skills would allow someone to become self-sufficient in terms of cruising, finding work/opening shop, and procuring necessary
work visas.
Granted, this is a bit in the future, but no sense in not attempting to herd the cats.
What do y'all think? Is this a viable option for
caribbean liveaboard living? Worth the investment? Employable? I'd be the black sheep, but in a flock of others, who cares?
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