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Nick
Eide, Seth Hagen and Carter Richardson were
drawn to Rhode Island to attend the
International Yacht Restoration School in
Newport. Dedicated to traditional methods of
yacht restoration, IYRS provided an ideal
atmosphere for an extensive education in all
things wooden boat; from project management
to survey and assessment, lofting and
planking to fine joinery. Nick, Seth and
Carter, as IYRS graduates, enter the wooden
boat community with not only the theory, but
the hands on experience necessary to build,
repair, and restore traditional wooden
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Seth Hagen |
Nick
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Carter Richardson |
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Nick Eide’s work experience has included the
restoration of an 1896 Lawley Knock-About
Aspenet, J.P. Morgan’s Herreshoff built
motor launch Corsair and building a
replica of a Lawley built lapstrake tender.
His larger boat experience has come from
the likes of the 104 foot Mathis Trumpy
motor yacht Freedom and Scout,
a 73 foot commuter yacht. Having an interest
in metal work, an important element in
traditional wooden boat construction, Nick
completed extensive internships with Garden
Gate Blacksmiths and The Mystic River
Foundry. Nick is continually developing his
own specialized tools for the trade.
Seth Hagen has been working in the wooden
boat field for seven years and has been
fortunate to work on many famous designs
including the Beetle Cat, the Nantucket One
Design, and various Herreshoff designs,
including the 12 1/2, the S-Class, the New
York 30, and two 1920’s motor launches. His
hands also lent to the restoration of
William Gardner’s Mariner 40, L.F.
Herreshoff’s Araminta, and the
Sparkman & Stephen’s yawl Blackwatch.
He also worked on the 1885 schooner
Coronet documenting and removing the
interior as well as performing the
background research.
At IYRS, Carter Richardson partnered with
Nick on the customary Beetle Cat restoration
and took part in researching and restoring a
Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 15. Before
graduating from IYRS, he collaborated with
another student in building an 11 1/2 foot
Herreshoff Columbia Lifeboat. Carter has
worked alongside Nick on the motor yachts
Scout and Freedom as well as
contributing in the restoration of a
Herreshoff Watch Hill 15, Fish Class sloop
and the Nevins’ built New York 32. |