By Giselle Esparza, MHS Student Blogger My name is Giselle Esparza, and my experience at Maritime High School has been great! Previously, I attended a massive school in Arizona where it was always hot, everyone was sweaty, and we just sat in a classroom doing worksheets. It was much different compared to my life now
Happy New Year! We bought a hotel! You probably already know, as we announced our intentions back in June, that the future of our growing campus includes the Swan Hotel—a 13-room boutique hotel located across the street from our main campus. Well, we’re excited to announce that the purchase has officially closed! As of December
By Joel Arrington, NWMC Boatshop Manager, and Robert d’Arcy “Built in 1907 for San Francisco Yacht Club Commodore J. R. Hanify, and named after his wife, Martha Fitzmaurice Hanify, Martha is a B.B. Crowninshield design built at W. F. Stone Boat Yard in San Francisco. Originally gaff rigged and now staysail rigged, she is 68’
My name is Wilbur Clark. I am the Chief Operating Officer for Pacific Pile & Marine, a heavy-civil marine construction firm based in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle. I have been in the marine construction industry for 14 years since graduating from the University of Washington. However, my experience in marine construction goes back
Speech by Akeyla Behrenfeld from Navigator Night Out 2021 Hello, my name is Akeyla Behrenfeld. I am 14 years old, and I participated in two of the SEVENTY48 races the Maritime Center has put on. My first race was in 2019 in a two-man skiff with my dad, and the second race I completed solo
Chuck Henry moved from a small midwest town to Port Townsend in 1977, and that same year, he and his wife happened to attend the first Wooden Boat Festival by pure coincidence! Chuck loves wooden boats and has owned, repaired, and rebuilt several. He eventually began volunteering for Festival, and over the years, he’s worked
Hello! My name is Mara Mersai, and I am one of the bloggers for Maritime High School (MHS)! What interested me to choose MHS is that it focuses more on fieldwork experiences and science, and I wanted to work more outside than being inside. I live in SeaTac, Washington, along with my mom and two
By Alyce Flanagan, High School Sailing Team Coach, and Ace Spragg, Adult Programs Manager The Port Townsend High School Sailing Team is in full swing this fall, despite the blustery weather! We have 23 students on the team—a record number! They are split into two groups and each group practices two days a week after school with
By Nancy Israel, Education Program Manager In October and November this year, up to 240 8th graders from six middle schools representing diverse communities south of Seattle have been given the opportunity to leave their school campus for the day to learn aboard Admiral Jack, Northwest Maritime Center’s new 40-foot floating classroom. It’s been at
I have dedicated my career to inspiring the next generation of ocean-lovers. From feeding wolf eels underwater and talking with guests as an aquarium interpretive diver, to answering questions about deep sea volcanoes with classrooms aboard a research vessel fifty miles from shore, I pursue ways to expand how youth and their communities connect with