Current Crew

Anne – Chief Mate
Anne is excited to sail as the Chief Mate again this year. She loves teaching, boats, and teaching about boats.

Elisabeth – Program Coordinator
Elisabeth was a deckhand during the 2024 sailing season and has returned this season in the role of Program Coordinator. They have enjoyed sailing on tall ships in Europe and the Atlantic throughout their life and will take any opportunity to be on the water. They are passionate about community building and making nature accessible for all and are excited to spend another season sailing on the Puget Sound.

Ansleigh – Second Mate
Bio coming soon.

Jing – Second Mate
Bio coming soon.

George C. – Galley Coordinator
George is a Seattle native who grew up sailing the San Juans and Vancouver Island every summer. After spending the last few years as a guide and naturalist on tour boats in Seattle he's ready to get back into sailing and out of Elliott Bay.

Gaia – Engineer
Bio coming soon.

Victor – Engineer
Hello! I am Victor, the engineer aboard the schooner Adventuress. I live in Utah, where I am pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering. I am 62.5% complete with my studies. In my spare time, I have been experimenting with making vegan hot chocolate that is indistinguishable from regular hot chocolate. More testing is needed, but I’m close.

Jack – Level 2 Educator/ Deckhand
I got introduced to Adventuress by my band teacher Bryce Adams and his wife Beth, I was immediately inspired by her crew and community. She has a magnetic spirit and crew and I cannot wait to see where this season leads.

Tobias – Level 2 Educator/ Deckhand
Howdy! My name is Tobias Perkins and I was born and raised in Austin, Tx. I moved to the Big island of Hawai’i in the fall of 2021 to learn how to sail. With no prior experience on boats, I dove head first into crewing and found a passion for being on the water and eventually being able to teach the youth who share the same love for sailing as I do. A fun fact about me is that I used to live on an island with an active volcano!

Eugenia – Level 2 Educator/ Deckhand
Bio coming soon

Elijah – Level 2 Educator/ Deckhand
Elijah came from Chicago to Port Townsend to learn how to build wooden boats. He has since decided to learn how to sail them instead! Since then, he has been dabbling in various marine trades such as boat building, sailmaking, rigging, and sailing. He has been with the Adventuress since October 2022.

Riley – Level 2 Educator/ Deckhand
Riley is from just outside the mile-high city of Denver, Colorado but now calls Bellingham, Washington her home. She has loved and explored the natural world for as long as she can remember, taking hikes with her big sister through pine forests and high mountain passes. Riley has been a sea kayak guide for several seasons, through which she has found a home on the water. Riley is excited to share her passion and pure reverence for the Salish Sea with others aboard the Adventuress this season.

Ælfhild – Level 2 Educator/ Deckhand
Salutations, Ælfhild she/they here, hailing from the Salish Sea. I grew up on (and in) these waters, splashed down to the Evergreen State College to study every interesting science subject to catch my eye from lichenology to Arctic glaciology and studied with consortias ranging from Denmark to Hawaii before returning to work in our gorgeous biodiverse Pacific Northwest. I worked with Sound Experience as a Deckhand/Educator last year and after a summer surveying for Marbled Murrelets and Northern Spotted Owls in Oregon I am delighted to return to our fair Adventuress!

Andrew – Level 1 Educator/ Deckhand
Andrew is from La Conner, WA, and grew up boating on the Salish Sea. He holds a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Washington State University. From 2021 to 2024, he worked in early childhood education in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Since returning to the U.S., he has shifted focus to the maritime industry. Andrew is passionate about education, the arts, and traveling, having visited 18 countries to date.

Arlene – Level 1 Educator/ Deckhand
Bio coming soon.

Sara – Level 1 Educator/ Deckhand
Hi hi! My name is Sara, I am from Everett, WA! I grew up all my life there but I was able to find my special place about 2 years ago. I found Adventuress and its amazing crew in 2023 as a student on board. Everett at Sea opened my eyes to the connection I could build at sea! I currently am looking forward to a future engineering career and growing my collection of shiny things (specifically earrings). I've loved and cherished all the connections I've made on the schooner! I'm very eager to meet many new people this season!!

Madeleine – Level 1 Educator/ Deckhand
Hello! My name is Madeleine, and I am excited to be a deckhand this season. I found Adventuress back in 2018 and since then I have been a participant, an apprentice and a volunteer. There is nothing more magical than coming home to my second home as a deckhand! A fun fact about me is that I have been dancing hula for fourteen years!

Becca – Level 1 Educator/ Deckhand
Becca is from the other Washington :) She grew up in DC, earned a degree in Geography in Philadelphia, and has been sailing ever since. She got her start on the Maine windjammers, spent some time around the mid-Atlantic education fleet, loves the oxford comma, and is eager to see how they do things on the West Coast.

Owain – Level 1 Educator/ Deckhand
I’m a born and raised Seattleite, and Adventuress has been a part of my life for almost 21 years! I’m glad to reconnect with her and pass on my love of sailing and the Salish Sea. FUN FACT: I first went sailing when I was just 3 days old!