ASSOCIATION OF
ESTONIAN BOATYARDS
On the eve of Northern Crusades, the Oeselians were summarized in the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle thus: "The Oeselians, neighbors to the Kurs (Curonians), are surrounded by the sea and never fear strong armies as their strength is in their ships."
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A seminar organised by TUT Faculty of Mechanical Engineering introduces new materials and technologies exploitable in shipbuilding. The keynote speakers are from TUT and Southampton Uni (see the programme). The seminar will be held in Saaremaa SPA Hotel Meri during May 5-6.
From 10th to 13th of March you can find several Estonian boats and yachts presented at Turku boatshow.
Estonian Qualifications Authority and Association of Estonian Boatyards have finished updating the professional qualification standards system for small craft builders. The new standards are based on the qualification requirements from boatyards, thus helping educational institutions to train better prepared and skilled professionals. Also the small craft qualification system is one of the first Estonian job [...]
The upcoming international fairs our members intend to participate with joint stand have been selected: – Turku “Meri Kutsuu” (March and Nov 2011; 2012) – Amsterdan in-water (Aug 2011; 2012) – Stockholm floating (Sept 2011; 2012) – Hanseboot 2011; 2012 – Hiswa Rai and Helsinki 2012 – Scandinavian boatshow and Riihimäki fair in Finland 2012 [...]
There is always something going on in Saaremaa concerning small craft building. This time a design seminar of small craft is organised in Oct 18 by TUT Kuressaare College. The seminar will be held in Estonian Bank Kuressaare residence and the keynote speakers are well known experts of interior design and small craft engineering. In [...]
ETV news from boatyards gathering during the Saaremaa Maritime Festival
This Friday the first small craft trendwatching conference will be held in Saaremaa. The aim of the conferenc is to introduce both global and regional trends in small craft building and the new opportunities for developing Estonian boatbuilding sector. The speakers of the conference are experts and specialists from home and abroad and the topics [...]
In June and August 2010 a 5+5 days open course in boat design is taking place in Saaremaa island. The course is given by Tero Halme, the professor of boat design from the Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences. The Basics of Boat Design course is meant for all those who need to understand the basics [...]
Saaremaa small craft cluster was presented as a case example in an international innovation conference ”Social Networks and Creative Thinking in Work and Learning”. The conference held in Kuressaare lasted for two days and included a study visit to Baltic Workboats shipyard (watch the video).
Estonian Qualifications Authority and Association of Estonian Boatyards started a series of common workshops to update the current professional qualifications standards system for small craft builders and engineers. Kuressaare Regional Training Centre and TUT Kuressaare College are closely involved in the process. The aim of the project is to have a real-life attached basis for [...]
