Submitted by the Skagit Valley College San Juan Center.

Join the Skagit Valley College Foundation and the San Juan Center on Friday, March 21 at the Spring Street Landing for a special event that evening.

From 3-5 p.m. the students, families and the general public can meet the crew and see the boat that will make a 14-month journey starting in May, Around the Americas. The boat is currently being outfitted and prepped by Skagit Valley College Marine Technology students in Anacortes. The expedition will highlight the importance of research and education to motivate students of all ages to become future ocean stewards.

Please stay from 5-6 p.m. at the Spring Street landing clock building for a brief presentation by the crew, along with wine and light appetizers!

Please come down to the dock to learn about this special educational journey! There will be a remote operated vehicle, or ROV, demonstration and a lot of ocean science/stewardship conversation. Career-oriented potential students could learn about how the boat was prepped at SVC’s marine tech facility in Anacortes. During the journey, the crew will live stream various research projects, as well as video document any necessary repairs made along the way. They plan to drop a number of wave monitoring buoys and provide real-time access to high school students in Skagit, Island and San Juan counties. They plan to connect students from our region with students around the Americas.