WHO WE ARE
We’re many things, and at our core we are an organization that uses powerful maritime experiences to educate, inspire people to adventure, and celebrate our maritime culture. We do it for our own love of boats, in service to our community and maritime industry, but mostly because regardless of the subject, the sea is the most powerful teacher we know.
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Upcoming Events & Classes
Volunteer Information MeetingsRepeating Event
Classrooms
Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Part 1Repeating Event
Northwest Maritime Center
431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Part 2Repeating Event
Boatshop
431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Tides & Currents in the Salish Sea – Online ClassRepeating Event
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Head of Thea Foss Waterway
Thea Foss Waterway, Tacoma
Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Full CourseRepeating Event
Northwest Maritime Center
431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Learn to Sail: Women’s Basic Keelboat Full CourseRepeating Event
Northwest Maritime Center
431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Latest Stories
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Volunteers are at the heart of the Northwest MaritimeBy Tracy Thompson, NWM Volunteer Coordinator Pictured above (l-r) Volunteers Anne Jimenez, Kit Evans, Carl Berger and Patti Rowdabaugh assisted with WBF 20224 Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony. Volunteer Opportunities Weekend Welcome Center volunteers...
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Maritime High School Partners with Harbor Island Shipyard to Launch New Marine Construction PathwayMaritime High School (MHS), a public choice school in the Highline School District operated in partnership with Northwest Maritime, Port of Seattle, and the Duwamish River Community Coalition, announces the...
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Maritime High School announces partnership with the Seattle Maritime AcademyInnovative and groundbreaking—a partnership between Highline Public Schools, Northwest Maritime Center, and Seattle Maritime Academy (SMA) has officially been established to further address the increasing need for maritime employees. Since opening...
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Real World Readiness: Encouraging consistency, competency, and connectionIntro by Sonia Frojen, School Program Coordinator Real World Readiness (RWR) is a Northwest Maritime Center job-readiness program for adjudicated youth that encourages consistency, competency, and connection. One of our students...
Stories from our Magazine 48° North
- Boating Safety Program Focusing on Life Jacket Use for Paddlersby Editor on April 25, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The Recreational Boating Safety Program recently announced its focus on life jacket use while paddling, and is asking the public
- MY BOAT: Hobie 33 TCby Editor on April 24, 2025 at 12:00 pm
One of the amazing aspects of boats are the attributes that make a design timeless. New school or old, boats
- Race Report: Southern Straits 2025by Christina Wolfe on April 23, 2025 at 12:00 pm
From a light air morning start to a full on gale building at night, this year’s Southern Straits Race was
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