Each year, Bravo Team chooses an environmental topic that we are concerned about. We study it and then we choose a service project that we can do to have a positive impact on that problem. We had several topics that … Read More
Journey Planning Begins
Spring is here and that means we are getting ready for more time on the water. The Girls’ Boat takes a one day journey every spring. The girls are involved in planning their day and today we focused on looking … Read More
Volunteer Highlight: KrisAnne Meyer
Whether it’s climbing volcanoes in Mexico City or building a school for orphans with AIDS in Tanzania, there are two core themes that are important to NWMC volunteer KrisAnne Meyer: adventure and volunteerism. Originally from Bayfield Wisconsin, KrisAnne grew up … Read More
First SEVENTY48, now R2AK Proving Ground: Meet teams Madam Mollusk and Gorgonian Girl
SEVENTY48 was a game-changer for me. I heard about it shortly after the initial announcement went live in 2017. Half-jokingly, I informed my coworker and close friend, Lauren Brandkamp, that it would be awesome and crazy to do. Before I … Read More
Be Here Now
Bravo Team is coming to the last 6 weeks of the school year and we’re melding into a team that takes care of one another. Ship’s Articles is a social contract constructed in a democratic way. We looked up the … Read More
Gybing and Tacking
Bravo Team had incredible weather today. Sailing was the goal after we decided on an environmental project activity. Stay tuned for more info about the project that we hope will take place locally in the next month. After welcoming a … Read More
Spring is Springing!
Yesterday was the first day of spring and we had to celebrate the sunny weather with a sail on Onward. Her uprig was not quite complete so we only had a jib and mizzen but that was perfect for an … Read More
A Little Help From Our Friends
Bravo Team was called in today to lend a hand to help launch Longboat Bear. We launched Townshend a few weeks back (blog post: https://nwmaritime.org/bravo-team/floating-our-boat/) after putting lots of energy into her maintenance in the boatshop. Bear is very similar to Townshend … Read More
Shanty Singing and Making Things Shiny
It’s only a few days until our sold out fundraiser, She Tells Sea Tales. The girls spent the first half of class rehearsing the shanty they wrote to share at the event. We are excited to share it with you! … Read More
Readying the Oars
This week the Girls’ Boat Project put in a final day of maintenance on our longdory Onward. We split into two groups, with four girls prepping and painting oars and the other four working on our personal projects. It was … Read More