Real World Readiness A 10-week program to help our community’s adjudicated youth Hello, my name is Robin Mills, and I am the Program Director at the Northwest Maritime Center. A challenge we face in our community came to my attention … Read More
It’s Only the Beginning
Today was the first class of Bravo Team for 2018 – 2019! Janet is teaching for OCEAN this year and she has much maritime experience in her life up and down the West Coast. Many new students showed up today … Read More
Mateys- Ahoy!
The Girls’ Boat Project is back and it’s going to be another great year! We have a mix of returning and new students this year, so it was fun to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. After a … Read More
The Next Thing by Karl Kruger
The most valuable lesson I learned during my 2017 R2AK is how deeply important it is to challenge myself outdoors. That is where I belong. It feels like home. I am ready to go further. Each step we take in … Read More
The Best Way to Learn: Life Aboard the Longboat
Every once in a while you get lucky enough to realize you are in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing with the right people. The seven day longboat journey that we recently completed with high … Read More
Afoot and Afloat with PTMSC Campers!
Campers from Port Townsend Marine Science Center have been getting out on the water aboard NWMC vessels to carry out scientific investigations this summer. This is part of the Afoot and Afloat camp that focuses on Inquiry Based Science for … Read More
Salish Sea Sciences longboat journey
The first week of July was an exciting time in longboat world. For the first time in many years, both Townshend and Bear were out on a journey together and traveling in convoy. The longboat journey was part of a … Read More
Schooner School Graduation
Spring Schooner School students had their last class on June 13th. As a part of the celebration, students shared their thoughts around the class and what they had learned. “I never have been on boats before and learned more about … Read More
Maritime Discovery Programs Serve over 200 Students this Spring!
May and June brought 7th grade students from Quilcene, Port Townsend and Chimacum Middle Schools to participate in Maritime Discovery programs for 5-8 days. The campus and the bay were buzzing with students flowing through a multitude of maritime themed … Read More
When was the last time you were challenged?
Trevor, Chris, and Tripp Burd of Team FreeBurd, winners of the 2017 Race to Alaska, share their thoughts about the Race. The Race to Alaska distills sailing to its purest form. Get from point A to point B however you … Read More
