The mission of the Northwest Maritime Center is to engage and educate people of all generations in traditional and contemporary maritime life, in a spirit of adventure and discovery.
Organizational background
The headwaters of the Northwest Maritime Center stem back to the wooden boat renaissance that took place in Port Townsend, Washington in the 1970s. Drawn in by the charm of the town and its location as a jumping off spot for open ocean or inland cruising, a group of traditional craft revivalists sailed into town and created a mecca for wooden boat enthusiasts. Nationally known maritime legends are among the shipwrights and riggers, sail makers and sailors that came to call Port Townsend home. The first Wooden Boat Festival was started as a party amongst this group of romantics.
Forty-four Festivals later (and counting) our focus has grown to encompass both the traditional and contemporary. Built in 2009, our 27,000 square-foot waterfront campus marries the romance of the sea with state-of-the-art technology.
Since humans first ventured onto the water, maritime experiences have been tied to exploration. Today, the NMWC uses maritime experiences to propel people of all ages into explorations of their own.
Our theory of change: Through powerful maritime experiences people gain competency and, as a result, become more confident in their own abilities. That confidence leads to greater engagement in the world around them, and that ability to engage coupled with their increased confidence leads to increased ability and willingness to explore, try new things, embrace the unknown, and be of service to their communities and the world.
Our world needs explorers and innovators; the answers to the problems of tomorrow won’t be on a standardized test. There are many ways to instill the confidence needed for exploration; the sea is simply the best teacher we know.
For both its own related clusters of programs and as an incubator and support organization for partner organizations, the NWMC is a hub of marine-related activity designed to create positive change through powerful, value-forming experiences on and around the water. Its organizational backbone supports a number of distinct business units:
In addition to our own programs, there are several key external programs that we support:
The mission of the Northwest Maritime Center is to engage and educate people of all generations in traditional and contemporary maritime life, in a spirit of adventure and discovery.
Organizational background
The headwaters of the…
Jobs | Location | Date Posted |
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Retail Specialist | Port Townsend, WA | March 1, 2023 |