We foster environmental sustainability, youth development, and maritime careers through powerful shipboard programs aboard the schooner Adventuress on the waters of the Salish Sea. Adventuress is a century-old National Historic Landmark tall ship. Sound Experience is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) based in Washington State, USA.
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Sign up for a Public Sail!
The sailing season has begun. Join us for a 3-hour sail aboard Adventuress. Raise the sails, sing a chantey, and learn about the Salish Sea. All ages are welcome. No sailing experience required. And don’t forget: Sound Experience Members sail free!.:
• New sails recently listed in Port Townsend and Olympia for the month of April!.
• Purchase tickets and view a current list of our Public Sails via the link below
• New sails recently listed in Port Townsend and Olympia for the month of April!.
• Purchase tickets and view a current list of our Public Sails via the link below
Featured Summer Program: Girls at The Helm July 10-13, 2018
Our most popular program! An opportunity for girls in grades 7-12 to develop their skills and confidence as leaders, sailors, and advocates for the future of Puget Sound.
The goal of this program is to provide an engaging, fun and supportive environment for middle and high school girls.The program allows them to build confidence, embrace challenges, improve their communication, teamwork and leadership skills, get to know and learn from role models in STEM, and become stronger environmental stewards.
On this 4-day voyage, girls will be teamed up with women mentors who are experts in science, the environment and other fields. This trip will include sailing adventures, as well as specific activities dedicated towards leadership development and STEM. This program will depart from Seattle and end in Anacortes. To learn more and to register for this program, click on the button below.
On this 4-day voyage, girls will be teamed up with women mentors who are experts in science, the environment and other fields. This trip will include sailing adventures, as well as specific activities dedicated towards leadership development and STEM. This program will depart from Seattle and end in Anacortes. To learn more and to register for this program, click on the button below.
Support our Blocks4Kids Project
Sound Experience is undertaking a major overhaul of the Schooner Adventuress' traditional rigging by replacing all of her blocks. The blocks are pulleys that utilize mechanical advantage to allow Adventuress' thousands of pounds of sails to be raised and managed by human power alone. The blocks will be replaced by locally-crafted, custom-designed, hand-built blocks that are a revolution in technological advancement, while preserving the traditional form and function of the historic rig and vessel. We need your help to build the new blocks needed to keep raising Adventuress' sails!
Check out our GoFundMe page to donate and for more information
Check out our GoFundMe page to donate and for more information
Bring your school or youth group aboard
Adventuress offers the experience of "ship as teacher"—a way to enhance school curriculum in a truly unique and hands-on setting.
We are scheduling now for the 2018 sailing season. For more information click on the button below or contact Education Director Amy Kovacs at. amy@soundexp.org
We are scheduling now for the 2018 sailing season. For more information click on the button below or contact Education Director Amy Kovacs at. amy@soundexp.org
Thank you to all who made the Party for Adventuress 2017 Gala so successful!
“Kids learn through experience. Some of the most vivid and meaningful learning happens outside of the classroom… There aren’t many places on Earth that have a resource as powerful as Adventuress. I am truly grateful that my students can have this opportunity.”
“It’s a very unique opportunity for young people to get away from an urban environment and really live with a group of people working on the water. Partly it has to do with the historic nature of the ship and partly it has to do with a deep love for Puget Sound. Who wouldn’t want that for their kids?”