Ship's Log

Today was a wonderfully calm opportunity for Bravo Team to have a chance to row, observe wildlife, and practice teamwork aboard longboat Townshend.  After arriving and gathering gear in the bosun's locker, we handed over the reins of the longboat ...

Bravo Team meets rain or shine, wind or calm and today we had a chance to learn more about the storm brewing in the Pacific Ocean.  After observing our local waters from the balcony of the Northwest Maritime Center (and ...

  [gallery ids="712,710,713,711" type="rectangular"] Today was the first day of Bravo Team for the 2016-17 school year. Every day we practice a moment of silence on the water. Our journalist chose to end today's moment with a quote by ...

Today was our last class for the 2015-2016 school year.  Because both longboats were being used by Blue Heron Maritime Discovery Program, we were able to take out the Thunderbirds Zaca and Risa.  After sailing we had a celebration and ...

We had a guest scientist today, Ryan, from Salish Sea Expeditions, who guided us through some water sampling including testing pH, temperature and salinity of the water at the surface and at 3 meters deep. We also did a phytoplankton tow. ...

Day One -- Anacortes to North side of Saddlebag Island Day Two -- North side of Saddlebag Island to Pelican Beach on Cypress Island (via East side of Guemes Island crossing Bellingham Channel) Day Three -- Pelican Beach on Cypress ...

Excitement is in the air as we prep for Journey beginning on Monday!  We inventoried all of the overnight gear (stove, sleeping bags, galley gear, safety equipment, etc) for a majority of the day.  We also hauled out Townshend (with ...

We are getting so dialed in our sailing skills and teamwork! The crew is excited for the journey which is coming up in less than two weeks! Today we planned our possible route and went over our personal gear list ...

We are continuing to plan for the four-day journey happening in May and part of the preparation includes safety awareness and drills.  We performed a squall drill today which involved counting off for roll-call, having a 'buddy' to help don ...

Today we had a nearly full class in attendance.  We took advantage of our full boat to gather information about tide, weather, and distance across Port Townsend Bay to the Tower ("marker" by  Kilisut Harbor entrance on chart 18464).  Our students ...