Yesterday was our last Bravo Team class for the year. We celebrated with a short sail in the bay- students selected teacher Daniel Molotsky to be our coxswain. It was a special day as we rowed back into the harbor- … Read More
Our birdboxes have Purple Martins!
Journey begins this Sunday and we are ready! Today was the culmination of many weeks of preparation. After checking in about personal gear, we split into two teams: -food packing crew and gear packing crew. Food packers made GORP, rationed … Read More
Bags, Boats, and Boxes
With yet another Small Craft Advisory posted, Bravo Team spent the day ashore. Luckily, we had plenty to do as we wrap up our environmental project and get ready for our journey (we leave in 10 days!!!). We started class … Read More
Sailing (finally)!!
Bravo Team has been full of small craft advisories and land-based activity most of 2017… until TODAY! Chrissy and Sonia both showed up to work today with a measurable excitement as the weather looked to be appropriate to actually go … Read More
We can sleep on this thing?
The windy spring continues to take its toll as Bravo team was once again denied the chance to leave the dock. We are still plenty busy with our upcoming environmental projects and journey planning. After a quick check in our … Read More
Go With the Flow — Planning 101
For those of you who are continuing to see Bravo Team NOT go out due to posted Small Craft Advisories, below you’ll find a link to Townshend’s Certificate of Inspection which states (in second page, third paragraph down, “This vessel … Read More
Small Craft Advisory
It’s spring and the weather has been windy! Today was yet another Small Craft Advisory posted which means that the Townshend and her crew were staying safely ashore. We started the day as we always do with a check on … Read More
Leading by Listening
Bravo Team has a diverse mix of characters and each week we get to know each other better through time, activities, and challenges. After yet another Small Craft Advisory from the National Weather Service, we made a land-based plan to keep … Read More
Counting Down the Classes
We came to the realization today that we only have 8 more classes until we head out on our journey! With that in mind, Sonia and Chrissy made a list of skills we want to work on before then: navigation, … Read More
Project Planning Purpose
Planning takes time and that happened today as Bravo Team did not go out on the water due to the Small Craft Advisory. After weather observations showed us that wind speeds were in excess of our COI, we had a … Read More