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Maggie Maguire, Ioana Mirica, and Lina Tenenbaum travel to Washington for their first winter work experience, interning at Westport Yachts, LLC!

One important note: Westport Yachts has a strict policy on sharing information about processes of construction, so we are limited on what we are allowed to discuss. This blog reflects our opinions, not those of the company.

 Ioana, Maggie, and Lina 

 Westport Yachts, LLC

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