Ship's Log

Today was an exciting opportunity for the Bravo Team. We had two donors, Steve Oliver and John Anderson, and Len Maranan-Goldstein our Development Director join us as part the crew. We took this as an opportunity to share our skills! [...

Coming together to work as a team means building some serious skills in a fun way. Today we continued to get to know each other and learn to work together. Working with partners we didn't know well, we tried some ...

Today's forecast was a sign of the winter southerlies that are prevailing in our area.  We took the time to do our weather observations as well as examine our Certificate of Inspection issued by the Coast Guard for longboat Townshend. "...

It's a time-tested leadership tenet that sometimes you need to "Go Slow to Go Fast." One goal of Bravo team is to develop our leadership skills and learn to work as a crew. Rowing and sailing longboats gives us ample ...

 We are grateful for healthy snacks provided by Port Townsend Food Co-op!  

Today was a wonderfully calm opportunity for Bravo Team to have a chance to row, observe wildlife, and practice teamwork aboard longboat Townshend.  After arriving and gathering gear in the bosun's locker, we handed over the reins of the longboat ...

Bravo Team meets rain or shine, wind or calm and today we had a chance to learn more about the storm brewing in the Pacific Ocean.  After observing our local waters from the balcony of the Northwest Maritime Center (and ...

  [gallery ids="712,710,713,711" type="rectangular"] Today was the first day of Bravo Team for the 2016-17 school year. Every day we practice a moment of silence on the water. Our journalist chose to end today's moment with a quote by ...

Today was our last class for the 2015-2016 school year.  Because both longboats were being used by Blue Heron Maritime Discovery Program, we were able to take out the Thunderbirds Zaca and Risa.  After sailing we had a celebration and ...

We had a guest scientist today, Ryan, from Salish Sea Expeditions, who guided us through some water sampling including testing pH, temperature and salinity of the water at the surface and at 3 meters deep. We also did a phytoplankton tow. ...