Boatbuilding at the International Yacht Restoration School in Newport, Rhode Island

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The crafty roots of New England’s long boatbuilding tradition are alive and well in Newport, Rhode Island. In this season one segment from Weekends with Yankee (episode 101), Richard is in Newport, Rhode Island, at the International Yacht Restoration School. Instructor Warren Barker shares a tour of a 1939 boat that once belonged to J.P. Morgan, then they head inside to see the restoration work being done and learn how slow and painstaking (but rewarding) it is to go from tree to vessel. They also check out the work being done to a 131-foot Schooner.

About Weekends with Yankee

Produced by GBH, Boston’s preeminent public media producer, Weekends with Yankee is a Telly Award–winner in theTourism/Travel category and was recently nominated for Best New Series and Best Travel Program by The Taste Awards. Series funding for Weekends with Yankee is provided by New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism Development, Maine Office of Tourism, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, The Barn Yard, American Cruise Lines, and Grady-White Boats.