The Great Lakes Boat Building School is Growing

Matt Edmondson

Epoxyworks last highlighted the Great Lakes Boat Building School (GLBBS) in its Spring 2014 and Spring 2015 issues. The school has come a long way since then. Let’s take a look at what’s changed and glimpse into its exciting future. Located in Cedarville in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, GLBBS has been training wooden boatbuilders since 2004 and is the only fully accredited marine trades institute in the Great Lakes. Recently, the school expanded to offer two full-time, year-long programs: the Comprehensive Career Boatbuilding program (CCBB) and the Marine Service Technology (MST) program in partnership with Mercury Marine and the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC). Through these two programs, GLBBS has graduated more than 200 students into the marine industry as boatbuilders and service technicians. The foundation of GLBBS’s success has…

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Sailing World (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2022

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