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Port Townsend Maritime Academy Blog

From Messing About in Boats to Cal Maritime Cadet

Kelsey BrennerNovember 30, 2022All, Port Townsend Maritime Academy, Youth Programs

Speech by Matthew Rothschild, NWMC Program Alumnus & Cal Maritime Academy Student, from Navigator Night Out 2022 I graduated in 2020 from Port Townsend High School and the Port Townsend Maritime Academy in its inaugural year. I will be going … Read More

Back to School, Maritime-Style

Kelsey BrennerSeptember 28, 2022All, Maritime High School, Port Townsend Maritime Academy, Youth Programs

The smell of fall is in the air, which means students in Northwest Maritime Center’s (NWMC’s) partner programs are back in the classroom and in the field. In both Port Townsend and Des Moines, NWMC provides access to experiences in … Read More

The Port Townsend Maritime Academy is Back in Session

Kelsey BrennerOctober 1, 2021All, Port Townsend Maritime Academy, Youth Programs

By Colleen O’Brien (NWMC Instructor for the PTMA) You know that moment when perspective happens? When enough time has passed to inform your opinion, your success (or failure)? That’s where we are with the Port Townsend Maritime Academy (PTMA), which … Read More

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Charts and Dead Reckoning – Online Class

Feb 01 2023

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Feb 04 2023

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Feb 07 - 08 2023

Tides & Currents in the Salish Sea – Online Class

Feb 08 2023

Campus Tour at Northwest Maritime Center

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Advanced First Aid and CPR/AED for the Mariner

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Feb 18 2023

Radar & Collision Avoidance – In-Person Simulator Class!

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Mar 01 2023

Campus Tour at Northwest Maritime Center

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