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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Save the Dates for an Adventuress Weekend!
On September 15 & 16, 2023 our growing Sound Experience community will gather to show their love for Adventuress and her youth education programs.
The two-day event involves an exciting reboot of our popular annual fundraising gala, Party for Adventuress and our 4th annual on-the-water race, The Adventuress Cup an inclusive in-person and virtual peer-to peer style fundraiser.
The 11th Annual Gala
We are delighted to host the 11th Annual Gala on Friday, September 15th to benefit life-changing youth development programs aboard Adventuress.
Tickets for an evening of fun and fundraising are coming soon!
The 4th Annual Adventuress Cup
Then on Saturday, September 16th a large fleet of sailboats, powerboats and virtual teams will compete for The Adventuress Cup - A Race for the Salish Sea. This public, values-driven event engages people who care about our marine environment and the future we are leaving the next generation.
Would you like to race your own boat, support a team, or form your own virtual team?
The two-day event involves an exciting reboot of our popular annual fundraising gala, Party for Adventuress and our 4th annual on-the-water race, The Adventuress Cup an inclusive in-person and virtual peer-to peer style fundraiser.
The 11th Annual Gala
We are delighted to host the 11th Annual Gala on Friday, September 15th to benefit life-changing youth development programs aboard Adventuress.
Tickets for an evening of fun and fundraising are coming soon!
The 4th Annual Adventuress Cup
Then on Saturday, September 16th a large fleet of sailboats, powerboats and virtual teams will compete for The Adventuress Cup - A Race for the Salish Sea. This public, values-driven event engages people who care about our marine environment and the future we are leaving the next generation.
Would you like to race your own boat, support a team, or form your own virtual team?

2023 Summer Overnight Trips for Teens - A few spots left.
Our popular teen programs - Girls at the Helm and Fantastic Voyage - are back for 2023!
Be sure to join us this summer on these unique programs where STEAM science, the Salish Sea, and maritime history come alive.
Call Susan at 360-379-0438 X 1 for more information.

Join our 2023 Crew!
Sound Experience aboard the schooner Adventuress is now hiring for our 2023 sailing season! The crew positions aboard Adventuress are educational, challenging, fun, out in the elements and are very rewarding. We are planning for a single sailing season for 2023, from March 1st to October 31st. With the possibility of a few 1-2 month crew positions. Click the link below to apply and learn more!

Now Scheduling Programs for 2023!
Schedule your 2023 program today!
Both in-person and virtual options are available to help fit your needs. Programs are available to schools, homeschool groups, learning pods, youth groups and more.
Both in-person and virtual options are available to help fit your needs. Programs are available to schools, homeschool groups, learning pods, youth groups and more.
To learn more click the link below or contact Amy at amy@soundexp.org or call 360-379-0438 x 2

It's Not a Time to be Silent - A message from Sound Experience
Recent events have shown that the pain and suffering of our Black family, friends, neighbors and co-workers is not only unacceptable, it is unconscionable. America has to do better. All of us have to do better. It is long past time for change.
As a nonprofit education organization, Sound Experience is committed to equity and racial justice. Our policies reflect this commitment of inclusion; our practices include restorative training and programming. We recognize, though, that we are not doing enough.
In the coming weeks and months, we commit to deepening our work with community partners to address the continuing inequities in environmental education and maritime workforce development. For decades, both these spaces have lacked diversity and inclusion of Black and Brown people. This needs to change. Change happens with intention, planning and resources. We can do better.
Aboard Adventuress, we are ALL shipmates. This means that all of us – aboard the ship and throughout the Puget Sound region communities we serve – are shipmates. We care for each other physically and emotionally. We commit to fostering safe spaces for young people to grow and to learn. We steward the environment which sustains us all – all beings, all humans regardless of skin color.
We stand together, for our shipmates, until justice is achieved – and until all human beings can live without fear and can thrive in an equitable America.
As a nonprofit education organization, Sound Experience is committed to equity and racial justice. Our policies reflect this commitment of inclusion; our practices include restorative training and programming. We recognize, though, that we are not doing enough.
In the coming weeks and months, we commit to deepening our work with community partners to address the continuing inequities in environmental education and maritime workforce development. For decades, both these spaces have lacked diversity and inclusion of Black and Brown people. This needs to change. Change happens with intention, planning and resources. We can do better.
Aboard Adventuress, we are ALL shipmates. This means that all of us – aboard the ship and throughout the Puget Sound region communities we serve – are shipmates. We care for each other physically and emotionally. We commit to fostering safe spaces for young people to grow and to learn. We steward the environment which sustains us all – all beings, all humans regardless of skin color.
We stand together, for our shipmates, until justice is achieved – and until all human beings can live without fear and can thrive in an equitable America.
Thank you Adventuress Cup Sponsors!
“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?”