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5 Reasons We Love Teachers

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and we want to thank educators for the difference they make in each child’s life. Below are just a few of the many reasons teachers are amazing! And we couldn’t help but notice they have a lot in common with boaters! 1. Adaptable Just as a sailor adjusts to different weather … Read more

Tiny Giants Takeover Newport

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Starting May 15th the inspiring photography exhibit, Tiny Giants: Marine Microbes Revealed on a Grand Scale created by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, the only independent research laboratory in the world that focuses on microbial oceanography will come to Newport! We are proud to bring this important ocean focused exhibit to our hometown, working in partnership with the … Read more

Farewell Caribbean

Jamaica

Aiden Ford is Sailors for the Sea’s Onboard Reporter for the spring 2016 semester while she is studying aboard Sea Education Association’s tall ship Corwith Cramer. As I flew above Jamaica on my way home, I used the time to reflect on my experience and my learning in the Caribbean. Many memories and images came … Read more

5 Simple Green Boating Tips

Sailors for the Sea

After months of research, weeks of editing and days designing the perfect icons, we are proud to announce the launching of our Green Boating Guide just in time for the spring boat preparation season! In celebration of Earth Day, we are sharing our top 5 easy-to-do Green Boating Tips from our guide. 1. Save $$: … Read more

Donors Make It Happen

school kids learning

Thanks to the support of our amazing donors, 2015 was a banner year at Sailors for the Sea. Programs grew and the message of hope and action for the ocean was spread around the world. Last year, a total of 882,935 people engaged with the organization by participating in a Clean Regatta, teaching with our … Read more

Green Caribbean News

recycling bins

An exhilarating few weeks of sailing have just wrapped up in the Caribbean with both the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Caribbean 600 in Antigua and the Heineken Regatta in St. Maarten running their events as Clean Regattas and achieving silver level certification! Sailors for the Sea had the pleasure of attending both events and … Read more

Update from Aiden

Orientation aboard the Corwith Cramer.

Orientation “We got to the ship and right away the learning begins. Pictured here, our professor giving us a rundown of what school will be like on the Corwith Cramer. This lecture marks the beginning of a full night of orientation. It’s hard to wrap my head around the idea that soon we will not … Read more