Sooooo I finished my final project at The Landing School, graduated, moved to Florida, and started my new job at Michael Peters Yacht Design. I am so far behind in blogging that I don't feel like typing up everything I've done in the last month. So this is my short version... which will still probably end up being pretty long.
   I am happy with my final project. I am overwhelmed and amazed at how much I learned about yacht design in ten months, but I am equally overwhelmed with how much I still have to learn. After starting work, I've realized even more that I have yet to learn. But Michael Peters is a great mentor, and I am lucky to work with him. Anyway, for only learning about designing yacht for less than a year, I say this is a pretty good project:

   I learned how to use Rhino, a 3D CAD software this year. I was so accustomed to SolidWorks (a different software) and HATED using Rhino at first. Then I realized how much easier it is to do 3D modeling in Rhino, and now I can't even remember how to use SolidWorks. Luckily, MPYD uses Rhino.
   Here is the poster I made for the project. We had them hanging up on graduation day:

   Phew, I'm already slowing down on typing. I think I'll just post some pictures of my family visiting me in Maine for my graduation. I was so happy that all four of them could make it AND Devin. I was excited to show my brother and sister around the town I had spent the last year living in. We all got to eat fresh seafood and the weather was beautiful.

Here is a picture of me right before I stood up to receive my diploma and become a certified yacht designer:

Here is my yacht design class after we received our diplomas:

    We were able to see the lobster brought in on the boat, be cooked within minutes, and put on our plate. As fresh as it gets.

   Dad signed us all up for a sailboat ride on an old schooner. That was pretty neat.

   I'll write a second blog in a few days to talk about traveling to Florida and my new job. Devin and I have also been recording our trip on a GoPro. We will eventually put together a video to post to my blog.


   Devin and I are VERY happy. Devin starts his job in a week and we are starting to settle in. I'll go into more detail later. Goodnight.