The Atlantic Cup is a 3-stage, double-handed offshore race that begins in Charleston, SC heads north to New York City and ends in Portland, ME for inshore racing. Known as the most environmentally responsible sailing competition in the United States, this race has been participating in the Clean Regattas program for the last five iterations, … Read more
Sailing around the world, competitors of the Volvo Ocean Race have seen the impact humans have on our ocean. These sailors can be as far away from shore as humanly possible in the Southern Ocean and will still see marine debris floating by their boats. With the issue of plastic pollution worsening, the Volvo Ocean … Read more
Alex, our Onboard Reporter, has been providing us lots of updates on her scientific research, but they also like to have fun at the ports of call and onboard the tall ship. Port Stop in Bermuda How much do you love a port stop after 17 days of straight sailing? SO MUCH! Bermuda did Marine … Read more
Our Onboard Reporter, Alex, has been depolying scietific gear and collecting important data as she sails on SEA’s tall ship Corwith Cramer. Deploying All of the Nets We have officially completed every type of science net tow as of this afternoon! In one of the dipnets, we found a crab. Grayson, the mobile fauna expert … Read more
See what our Onboard Reporter, Alex, has been up to as she prepared to head out on her journey to the open ocean with SEA. First Look We got our first look at the Corwith Cramer today! She is so beautiful, but looks tiny in comparison to the huge cruise ships that are docked next … Read more
Hi! My name is Alex Merkle-Raymond and I am a third-year student at Northeastern University. I am currently enrolled in the Marine Biodiversity and Conservation program at SEA Semester in the class of C-279. I am the Spring 2018 Sailors for the Sea Onboard Reporter and I can’t wait to share my at sea experience … Read more
Hailing from 50 nations, more than 540 sailors competed in Sailing World Cup Miami, a Silver Level Clean Regatta, in late January. This event is an exciting lead up to the Sailing World Championships in August, which will be the first opportunity for these sailors to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Prior to … Read more
We are excited to announce plans to join forces with Oceana – the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization. This partnership will put more wind behind Sailors for the Sea and our mission of engaging, educating, inspiring, and activating the boating community to protect the waters we all love to recreate on. We will, of … Read more
Hello from the Cramer! Currently we are anchored in Antigua. We have been underway now for three weeks, and I am loving every second… well, maybe not when we have to clean the galley, but other than that, everything from a quiet dawn watch under the stars to working with my shipmates when setting and … Read more
Many of the world’s largest creatures are found in our vast ocean. In fact, the largest animal known to have ever existed is the blue whale – growing over 30 meters and weighing up to a whopping 200 tons! That is almost of the length of 3 school buses and the weight of 15 school … Read more
