Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The Landing School to Graduate 63 Students Features Graduation Speaker Aaron Crawford, COO of Sabre Yachts Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Arundel, ME - June 5, 2012 - On June 16th The Landing School will celebrate their 33rd annual commencement, graduating 63 diploma students and 7 Associate's degree students. Graduates in the Marine Systems, Yacht Design, Composite Boat Building and Wooden Boat Building programs will hear speaker Aaron Crawford, Landing School alumni and COO of Maine's Sabre Yachts.

With a passion for boats and Yacht Design, Crawford began his career at The Landing School, graduating in 1993 with a diploma in Yacht Design. He then went on to work at Carroll Marine Ltd, where he held various positions during his seven years with the company, including Head of Product Development and R&D. Crawford was directly involved in the development of several one design racing classes while at Carroll, including the Farr 40, Mumm 30, and One Design 35. 


Crawford then joined Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats in Bristol, RI where he served as General Manager and Head of Engineering. At Outerlimits, Crawford managed the transition of the company from a hand laminated FRP construction process to a post-cured epoxy construction process, as well as overseeing 100% growth in sales and throughput over his six year tenure. Crawford was also directly involved in two offshore powerboat world title campaigns.

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