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

We arrived in Grenada on November 16th, all extremely travel weary, but radiating excitement nonetheless. We are currently stationed at the True Blue Bay Resort in Grenada for our second onshore component, where we are learning to gather data using transects while snorkeling, meeting with Grenadian government officials and conservation NGOs, taking field trips around … Read more