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JOURNALA COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER FOR THE MARINE INDUSTRY I Spring 2012

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TLS 2012 MilestonesLetters from Abroad

Faculty SpotlightUpcoming EventsIndustry NewsAlum Reminder

Caribbean AdventureBay People

Under Construction

Thank You!Boats For Sale

Hands on Education in a High Tech World: A Resurgence of Trade School Higher Education

Obtaining a post-secondary degree after completing high school is no longer a foregone conclusion for many students in America. Skyrocketing tuition costs, fewer loan options and the lack of a guaranteed job upon graduation is leading many to seek alternatives to the standard four-year degree.

In addition, the vast majority of post-secondary programs feature classroom learning, typically found in community col-leges, career colleges and universities across the country. But not everyone fits the standard educational mold. As such, many students are leery of racking up large debts in a course of study that doesn’t truly suit them.

While technology is moving forward at an astounding rate, what’s needed is for educators to stop and look back at how people used to earn a degree or learn about a trade before the advent of digital communication. Although some believe looking back only slows down progress, there are those who are working to keep a long-established approach to learning alive and well and they’re finding that they’re in good company.

The Landing School is a post-secondary educational institution that most people outside of the marine industry have never heard of. But the faculty and staff here are quietly keeping an age-old tradition alive in education. The students at this school are building boats and maintaining marine systems all by hand. Meanwhile, students are also designing yachts using the latest CAD programs. These real world experiences are priceless to students who value a “learn by doing” ap-proach. Help support these programs by spreading the word about The Landing School online, on social media and in your community!

5 TLS 2012Milestones

Spring StartThis February we started our first Spring start for Wooden Boat Building students.

New Hire, Clint ChaseA former student, Clint was hired to teach the students in our Spring start Wooden Boat Building class.

Composites Class Uses KevlarA first for our Composites students, we started using Kevlar in the construc-tion of our kayaks.

Lincoln Canoe and Kayak PartnershipThis Spring we will deliver canoes and kayaks built by our students to Lincoln Canoe and Kayak.

66 Students to GraduateCongrats to the students who will graduate in June with an Associate’s degree or diploma!

Letters From Abroad

Greetings from Afghanistan!

Although my tenure at The Landing School (2004-6) was during a difficult time personally, I nonetheless was able to get much out of the School’s program(s). The Wooden Boat Building Small Boat Program was a wonderful experience for me to hone my skill set. Although I ran out of funding to complete the entire Yacht Design program, it nonetheless presented an opportunity to find further value in who and what I was/am. In spite of not completing Yacht Design, I knew that something was going happen because of this experience. I just had to be patient.

Today, I can safely and proudly hold my head high knowing that the lessons I learned from that chapter of my life have paid off in many ways. Unfortunately, I am not at luxury to disclose what I have accomplished because of the sensitivity of the nature of work I perform. What I can tell you is the understanding and knowledge gained in working with three dimensional projects on a two dimensional plane in Yacht Design gave me enough background to be able to analyze, develop and design several key items that have gone into production that are currently helping save lives in our U.S. military.

After retiring from active duty, I was recalled back into a different military venue as a civilian employee for the U.S. Navy. With a basic background in CAD and the other computer design programs, I was able to help develop a CNC system for the Navy, which in turn al-lowed me to develop 3D prototype designs.

In addition, the programs at The Landing School provided a background in how to organize and present concept and ideas that have paid off in many ways. I am currently on assignment in Afghanistan working closely with the Counter Improvised Explosive Devices and Exploitation arena. Although I can’t go into detail about my designs, I can say they are working quite well. The simple fact is that without The Landing School in my life and the lessons I retained, many more of our troops may not have been able to come home safely. Ultimately, I’ve found that a Landing School education doesn’t always have to feed the marine industry but can contribute to other avenues as well.

In closing, I am looking forward to returning to Southern Maryland where I have a Columbia 34 that awaits an entire interior retrofit. All the plastic fantastic furniture and interior will be gutted and replaced with an all wood interior design. Wood has a certain warmth factor that can never be imitated by plastic. Thank you for your time.

Respectfully Sent,

David E. Cleland

Faculty Spotlight: Steve DalzellSteve hit an amazing milestone this December - 40 years of teaching!

Steve joined the faculty at The Land-ing School in August 2001 as the Yacht Design Program manager.

Steve has been a senior lecturer in Naval Architecture at the prestigious Southamp-ton Institute in the United Kingdom, and an operations manager for the institute’s Towing Tank.

He received his degree in Naval Archi-tecture in 1970 from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and he started his career as a research and develop-ment naval architect with Esso Petroleum Company Ltd.

He has held prominent positions as chief naval architect with firms such as Whisstocks Ltd. Steve maintains an active consulting practice and he has more than three dozen designs to his credit ranging from a small 6.7m racing yacht to a 140m steel motoryacht.

Congrats to Steve on reaching this milestone!

Upcoming EventsStop by and see us at these upcoming industry events!

April 13-15Maine Boating Expo Brunswick Landing, ME

June 29-July 1WoodenBoat Show Mystic Seaport, CT

August 10-12Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors Rockland, ME

September 7-9Port Townsend Wooden Boat FestivalPort Townsend, WA

September 13-16Newport International Boat ShowNewport, RI

October 2-4International Boat Builders’ Exhibition & Conference Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY

Industry NewsSteve Rowe from Great Island Boat Yard has just opened a state-of- the-art refit facility. The 12,000 square foot facility is specifically designed to perform major overhauls of vessels up to 65’ including fiberglass repair, carpentry, systems installations and Awlgrip. To support this work, the building features an elevated carpentry shop, 28’ high doors, spray booth, sprinklers and multiple air filtration systems. The team at Great Island Boat Yard designed and built this facility to deliver the highest quality work in a safe, clean and productive environment.

Alum ReminderBe sure to keep The Landing School updated with your current contact information so that we can keep you in the loop about events and school news. Also, don’t forget that we post jobs regularly to our website and Twitter account. To update your contact information, please contact Susan Gross at [email protected] or call the office at 207-985-7976. Thank you!

Kevlar-constructed Composite Boats Student-built Joel White Peapod Student Field Trip to Sabre Yachts

Bay PeopleDuring a recession, husband and wife team, Erik (Wooden Boats class of 1988 and Yacht Design class of 1989) and Marty Lostrom, took a chance and started a marine service business on Kent Island, MD. “We started the company in the worst economy. It was scary, but we felt like it was the right time,” says Marty. “And we love what we do.” They opened Scandia Marine Services in Ste-vensville a couple years ago when Erik lost his job at a nearby yacht center. It could have seemed impetuous to start a marine business during a recession, but they had a promising start with a built-in customer base.

Erik was the service manager at The Yacht Center, the local dealer of Meridian yachts, when it went belly-up under the weight of the economic downturn. Erik was able to keep servicing Meridian yachts on his own and began Scandia Marine with 85 Meridian customers. “I was lucky that I had a loyal customer base,” says Erik. The company started out modestly with an office out of their home. One mobile work van became Erik’s mobile shop. Although Erik was a veteran in the boating industry, for Marty, it was trial by fire. She quickly learned Quick- Books and taught herself how to design and maintain a website. She’s in charge of scheduling, order-ing, marketing, payroll, customer service, and more. They grew enough to move the business to Kentmorr Marina in Stevensville and hire two full-time technicians. The addition of an indoor shop allows them to keep working in all kinds of weather. Although their bread and butter is general maintenance, such as winterizing, carpentry, and engine repair, Erik loves to completely restore older boats. At the moment, he and his staff are gutting a 1981 Egg Harbor and replacing her, piece by piece, including all new interior, new electrical, and engines.

It was a longtime plan, a merging of their interests and passion. Erik had worked on boats most of his life, and Marty grew up sailing in the Cayman Islands and on Lake Michigan, working the bow for eight Chicago Mackinac Races. Marty is the current commodore of Shearwater SC and the treasurer of the Annapolis Cal 25 fleet. Erik’s mother and father built Olympic A class catamarans, and his mother also wrote for Yachting Magazine. They raced their catamarans all over the country and in the Caribbean. His mom raced againstAmerica’s Cup sailor and Long Island Sound sailmaker Ted Hood and won while she was pregnant with Erik.

Perhaps it was all the sailing while in the womb, but Erik knew from a young age he wanted to be a Naval architect. So, he attended the Landing School in Kennebunkport, ME, and fell in love with wooden boat restoration. He followed his grandfather who helped design the Elco PT Boats used in World War II. After earning a degree from the Landing School, Erik decided he loved to be “hands on” and focused on boat restoration of wood and fiberglass.

After having worked as a small craft curator and boat builder for the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, PA, he then moved to Annapolis and began racing log canoes in Chestertown, MD. He helped rebuild Patricia and then raced on her and won the Miles River YC Governor’s Cup. When the Lostroms aren’t working, they can be seen regularly racing on their Cal 25, Krigare. After they mar-ried, the couple bought Krigare and restored her to racing condition. Since then, they’ve repaired several of the other local Cal 25s, most which needed new mast beams and steps. “It’s a nice sailing boat that is affordable,” says Marty. “The fleet is friendly and competitive.” Speaking of being competitive, the couple won the CBRYA High Point honors last year and continues to be competitive in the fleet. Watching them racing together on a sailboat is proof that opposites do attract. Marty is vocal and passionate on the race course, while Erik’s calm demeanor never falters. Their system works for them because they often place in the top three. Marty says working together and sailing together can be challenging, but she says they work through it by taking time off together as often as they can to enjoy “non-boating activities.” “It’s hard, but we make it work.”

Originally written by Carrie Gentile, SpinSheet, March 2012

Under ConstructionDennis Harjamaa, Yacht Design class of 1994, is building a 58’ Long Range Cruiser. Dennis describes the project below.

ARTNAUTICA LRC 58

LOA: 17.6m Beam: 4m Lwl: 17.4m Draft: 0.85mFull Displacement: 14000kg Engine: 75hp Beta Diesel Fuel: 3800 liters Water: 2300 litersCruising speed 7-8 knots

This boat is the culmination of countless hours spent dreaming and sketching. What I wanted to achieve was a comfortable vessel to live, voyage and work onboard for the fussi-est client of all, myself!

At the top of my list of desirable attributes was rugged simplicity, efficiency, safety and affordability. I wanted to be able to do all maintenance myself.

I was originally going to build myself a sailing yacht, feeling that sailing would be more economical. It soon became apparent though that for the cost of the mast, sails, keel etc. I’d be able to buy enough fuel to go a very long way indeed. The size of engine is what one would expect to see as an auxiliary in a sailboat this size. Windage is a fraction of a sailboat with no mast and rigging to drag through the breeze.

With a powerboat I can point exactly where I want to get to and probably get there when I want. The comfort of sitting behind a stout windscreen when its windy and rainy outside will be priceless. Shallow draft allows entry into the most exciting cruising grounds, includ-ing European canals, bridges are no obstacle. There is more choice of anchorage.

The hull is very sleek with maximum waterline length. I’ve kept the interior volume rela-tively small compared to the overall length. Most trawler type boats in this length category are much heavier, beamier and higher, have much more internal volume, weight, and therefore cost. A low displacement to length ratio is crucial for effortless cruising speeds and low fuel consumption.

One of the key elements in achieving efficiency is the controllable pitch propeller, supplied by West Mekan in Norway. There is a manually operated hydraulic pump at the helm for adjusting the pitch. With an exhaust gas temperature gauge this allows the engine to be loaded up to optimum operating temperature regardless of the conditions thus extracting the maximum mileage from every liter of fuel. The propeller has four blades with a diam-eter is 650mm.

Construction is aluminium which I chose because of its strength, light weight and the fact it can be left unpainted. Learning to weld has been easier than I anticipated, but I’m still no pro so I will get the critical welds done by others. I think the unpolished workboat look will help the boat blend in various ports around the world.

This boat will be available as plans and cutfiles once the prototype hull has been assem-bled to a degree where I can rest assured that construction is as straightforward as I expect it to be. As the build progresses I’ve been taking careful notes on what to change in the cutfiles.

Other than the boatbuilding I’ve been busy getting into running my one man design outfit, Artnautica Yacht Design Ltd. I have mainly done contract design, 3D modeling and such for my former employers but have also had the chance to design a range of aluminium sportfishing boats for Dickey Boats in Napier, NZ. Dickey Boats has earned a reputation of being the top builder in its class with great reviews in the local press.

Caribbean AdventureMaggie Salter, a Marine Systems 2007 grad, is currently sailing through the Caribbean! Maggie tells us that she and her husband recently replaced the circuit board (what Roger calls the MS) of the watermaker, the bearing collar of the rudder, and have been diagnosing, shipping parts and fixing various parts of their boat as needed. Roger would be proud! Most recently, Maggie and her husband posted some great photos from Falmouth Harbor, Antigua. Follow Maggie and her husband on their adventure at www.maggieandal.blogspot.com.

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Boats for SaleThe Landing School currently has several exceptional student-built boats for sale. Please visit our website at www.landingschool.edu or contact Barry Acker at [email protected] if you’d like more details.

Acorn SkiffThe Landing School Acorn Skiff combines seaworthiness and traditional charm into a practi-cal and beautiful rowing and sailing boat. Whether used for exploring the coast, marshes, rivers or inland lakes, the Acorn Skiff’s reputation as a tender is excellent. LOA: 11’ 9” Beam: 3’ 11” Draft: 17” Weight: 110 lbs Sail Area: 48 sq ft Rig: Gunter

Landing DinghyThe Landing School’s 14’ composite dinghy is the perfect accessory for a cruiser. Sold com-plete with oars and oar locks, this fiberglass tender is big enough to transport several people and a cooler from ship to shore and back again. The boat is stable and durable with airtight bulkheads for safety. Customers have options for the gelcoat and interior color.LOA: 9’2” Beam: 4’ 1” Displacement: 110 lbs

Joel White PeapodsJoel White Peapods are traditionally built, double-ended rowing boats. Called Peapods because they are shaped like a pod of peas with a stem at each end, they served as the first lobsterboats on the Maine coast because of their exceptional seaworthiness as well as their safe and easy handling ability. Even when carrying a load of traps or a big catch, a lone lob-sterman could easily row a Peapod. Joel White Peapods can easily accommodate four adults and they row just as easily full loaded or light. These boats are built using modern methods and traditional materials.LOA: 13’ 8” Beam: 4’ 6” Weight: 135 lbs

LS20 DaysailerThe LS20 is a fun, affordable and versatile keelboat. It’s lightweight with a lifting keel which makes it easily launched and hauled from the trailer for convenient dry-sailing. For round-the-buoys racing or relaxed daysailing, the LS20 is the ideal small-sized sailboat built with care and precision for performance and durability.LOA: 21’ 9” LWL: 18’ Beam: 5’ 11” Draft: 4’ 6” Displacement: 835 lbs Ballast: 397 lbs Main sail/jib: 238 sq ft Spinnaker: 320 sq ft

Note: This year’s Acorn Flyfisher 22’s have sold out but we are taking orders for next year.

Thank you!To our donors and gift givers, we would like to say thank you for your generosity on behalf of the students, faculty and staff of The Landing School!