IYRS, Lyman Morse, & Antigua

IYRS alumnus and Lyman Morse boatbuilder Tristan Sess '22 recently sailed in the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. He wrote about it for his blog, On The Water. Here is a preview of his post: 

"I was fortunate enough to have been invited to attend the regatta on behalf of my company, Lyman Morse Boatbuilding (fortunate is an understatement). I got the call from LM three weeks before leaving, telling me that I would sailing on Eros, a 115-foot schooner built in 1939. I will try and avoid overusing the term “my jaw dropped” but the moment we left the airport in Antigua to begin the drive to the house, you guessed it, my jaw dropped. The island is mountainous everywhere you look and I was hard pressed to not be able to see the ocean most of the time too. I especially lucked out as they had apparently had significantly more rain than usual this year and the scenery was extremely green and lush. With me on the trip was our CEO, Drew Lyman and his family, our customer care representative, and two fellow employees, one who is originally from Antigua, and the other who also attended IYRS, the maritime trade school I attended in Rhode Island...When we arrived at the dock the first day, I was stunned again. Eros was magnificent, unlike any other boat I have ever seen, let alone been on".

Read more about Tristan's adventure here.