OUR VESSELS

ON EACH CIRCUMNAVIGATION, VELA AND ARGO SAIL APPROXIMATELY 27,500 MILES DURING THE 480 DAYS THAT STUDENTS ARE ABOARD. THIS WORKS OUT TO BE 57 MILES PER DAY; IMAGINE YOUR CLASSROOM DOING THAT!

If the heart and soul of the Sea|mester experience are the students and crew, then the body would have to be Vela, Argo, and Ocean Star, our three world-class schooners. Over the course of a voyage, the vessel becomes much more than just a mode of transportation, just the classroom or even just a home. Our students often tell us that the vessel, in many ways, becomes part of the team, part of themselves. Taking pride in how she looks, how she feels; the vessel becomes as equally important as any one of the living crew. While our vessels vary in design and voyage, when they are en route, it’s due to our students taking charge. It is our hope that these vessels become an agent of growth for each and every student.

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S/Y VELA & S/Y ARGO Circumnavigating the Globe Both Vela and Argo are 112-ft two-masted staysail schooners built to comfortably accommodate 26 students and seven professional staff on the most challenging of ocean voyages. Certified by the British Maritime and Coastguard Agency as Category “Zero” vessels, they are allowed unrestricted operation in all of the world’s oceans. Safe, capable, and as splendid a sailing yacht as there is traversing the seas; Vela and Argo are designed to the most exacting of standards in collaboration with the renowned Newport Rhode Island firm, Langan Design Associates.

S/Y OCEAN STAR Sailing the Caribbean Archipelago A classic two-masted schooner that ably accommodates 16 students and four professional staff, Ocean Star was launched in 1991 and has been maintained and updated throughout the years. Ocean Star is 88 feet overall and, like her sister ships, is inspected and certified by the British Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Over 1000 students have had the good fortune to live, study and sail the Caribbean Archipelago since Ocean Star first set sail under the Sea|mester flag.