Current Crew

Anne W. – Chief Mate
Anne has worked on the ship since 2018. She loves working on the water with students, being outside, and training the crew.

David L. – Program Coordinator
David has been sailing aboard the Adventuress since 2022. He grew up playing and learning in the waters and forests of the Salish Sea. A graduate of Western Washington University’s College of the Environment, David has been a camp counselor, a mobile Environmental Educator with the Leave No Trace Organization, and has worked and volunteered on over a dozen farms around the US and abroad.

Anna Maria H.– Second Mate
Originally hailing from the Great Lakes, Anna Maria has spent much of her sailing career voyaging up and down the East Coast before venturing west to join the crew of Adventuress on the Salish Sea. Although Anna Maria has hundreds of different interests, water has always remained the common thread. .

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.

Jacob S. – Engineer
Originally from Chico, California. Jake has a background in automotive mechanics with a bachelors in automotive technology's from Butte College. He's always loved sailing ships and pirate movies and has recently started sailing and can't get enough of it! One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure!

Joshua K. – Engineer
Hello! My name is Josh, I'm from Portland, Maine. I'm a graduate of The Landing School and have my ABYC Master Technician certificate. I've been aboard tall ships for 5 years and 1 serving as captain! Fun fact: I'm a big Marvel nerd!

Shelly H. – Level 2 Educator/ Deckhand, Engineer
Shelly comes to us from Florida, having sailed on Brig NIAGARA on the Great Lakes the past few summers and taught science at an elementary school before that. She got her first taste of the Salish Sea in 2017 working for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and is very excited to be back in the region.

Elisabeth L. – Level 2 Educator/ Deckhand
Elisabeth moved to Seattle and joined the crew as a deckhand at the beginning of the 2024 season. 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.

Eugenia F. – Level 2 Educator/ Deckhand
Coming soon

Hannah G. – Level 2 Educator/ Deckhand
Hannah’s home base is Fairbanks, Alaska where she loves to do all things outdoors as well as an ever-increasing list of creative pursuits from printmaking to quilting. Hannah studied biology, French, and music, and loves to connect with people from all around the world especially when it involves learning new things about the natural world. She first sailed on a tall ship during high school in New Zealand and immediately knew that she wanted this kind of sailing to be part of her life. She is very excited to be spending time on the beautiful ship Adventuress!

Annabelle P. – Level 1 Educator/ Deckhand
Belle grew up in the DC metro area (otherwise known as the correct Washington) and holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the College of William & Mary in Virginia. She began working on tall ships in 2019 as a historical interpreter and quickly found herself press-ganged into deckhand work (i.e, her scheme had succeeded and now she got to learn the fun stuff). She has previously sailed on Providence, Niagara, and Lynx, and is excited to sail for the first time on the west coast. When not immersed in shipboard life, she can be found designing, sewing, and running amok in historically-inspired clothing, reading fantasy novels, and drinking foolish amounts of coffee.

Ælfhild W. – Level 1 Educator/ Deckhand
Ælfhild is a poet, scientist and mariner who has been shaped by the waters and communities of the Salish Sea. She spent her teenage years as a student and volunteer with the Community Boat Project and delighted in the occasional excursion aboard Adventuress, including a couple of memorable Fantastic Voyages. Now a graduate of the Evergreen State College, where they studied environmental science and ecology from the Arctic Circle to the tropics, they are thrilled to return to the Sound Experience community as a crew member this sailing season.

Jack G. – Level 1 Educator/ Deckhand
I am from Pouslbo and have lived there my whole life. I fell in love with sailing back in 2019, from there I joined Dogfish Sailing team and learned to sail FJs for regattas. From there I learned of the Adventuress from my band teacher Mr. Adams, he and his wife help me get aboard and I decided immediately I wanted to try and crew. As I have always enjoyed the water and scuba diving.

Mallory E. – Level 1 Educator/ Deckhand
I grew up in Redmond, WA and have spent the last four years living in Bellingham, WA where I just graduated from WWU with an Environmental Studies degree! Growing up in the PNW has led me to fall in love with the beautiful Salish Sea and all things marine bio! I’m super excited to live aboard the Adventuress and share my enthusiasm for the Salish Sea with the crew and all visitors this season! Not so fun fact, I haven’t seen a whale in the sound yet! (But I hope to soon!).

Elijah J. – October 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.