![Finding the Right Path After High School: Coleman Walker '18]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651499214/iyrsedu/prb9acrugmhyxazabpxi/IMG_4013.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651499214/iyrsedu/prb9acrugmhyxazabpxi/IMG_4013.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651499214/iyrsedu/prb9acrugmhyxazabpxi/IMG_4013.jpg","width":639}])
Coleman Walker '18 knew that a 4-year college was not the path for him. Today he designs and builds custom sportfishing boats for an exciting, young company.
IYRS Alumni Spotlight - Meet Our Graduates
![Elena Soini '17 is Living Life "Sisu" Style]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643740742/iyrsedu/jpxjgokibyssg1bfzmjx/IMG_0681.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1643740742/iyrsedu/jpxjgokibyssg1bfzmjx/IMG_0681.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1643740742/iyrsedu/jpxjgokibyssg1bfzmjx/IMG_0681.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1643740742/iyrsedu/jpxjgokibyssg1bfzmjx/IMG_0681.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1643740742/iyrsedu/jpxjgokibyssg1bfzmjx/IMG_0681.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1643740742/iyrsedu/jpxjgokibyssg1bfzmjx/IMG_0681.jpg","width":2200}])
Meet alumna Elena Soini ’17, Boatbuilding & Restoration graduate. She found her way to IYRS after a career in the Coast Guard. Today she’s an entrepreneur and small business owner with a passion for helping people ride the waves and enjoy the outdoors, using the skills she learned at IYRS.
![Morgan Huntley '08 on Founding, Growing & Selling Vanquish Boats]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1638461287/iyrsedu/owu0hrcyewgu01bfekpj/IMG_7157.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1638461287/iyrsedu/owu0hrcyewgu01bfekpj/IMG_7157.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1638461287/iyrsedu/owu0hrcyewgu01bfekpj/IMG_7157.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1638461287/iyrsedu/owu0hrcyewgu01bfekpj/IMG_7157.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1638461287/iyrsedu/owu0hrcyewgu01bfekpj/IMG_7157.jpg","width":1512}])
Morgan Huntley '08 is first and foremost a maker. But he is one with entrepreneurial fire.
![Meet Will Sofrin '01 - Designer, Author, Builder, Adventurer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1636564802/iyrsedu/guvprolmnrsfptxjgynx/Will_Sofrin_at_the_helm.jpg","width":2200}])
Will Sofrin '01 came to IYRS to learn how to restore historic wooden boats. His education has led him to so much more.
![John Gaffney '17: From High School Student to Professional Wooden Boatbuilder]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622662004/iyrsedu/ypj2jua5ghhtxkdro7wb/johngaffneythumb.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622662004/iyrsedu/ypj2jua5ghhtxkdro7wb/johngaffneythumb.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622662004/iyrsedu/ypj2jua5ghhtxkdro7wb/johngaffneythumb.png","width":636}])
Meet John Gaffney '17 - Boatbuilding & Restoration. John took his passion for life around the water and turned it into a career he truly loves. Here's his story.
![IYRS Alumni Restore American Treasure Mayflower II]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1586880933/iyrsedu/upsbcrooprf2bsbef2f0/MayflowerII.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1586880933/iyrsedu/upsbcrooprf2bsbef2f0/MayflowerII.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1586880933/iyrsedu/upsbcrooprf2bsbef2f0/MayflowerII.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1586880933/iyrsedu/upsbcrooprf2bsbef2f0/MayflowerII.jpg","width":850}])
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the restoration of historic American treasure Mayflower II from IYRS alumnus Matthew Barnes '10, the Lead Shipwright of the project.