Grays Harbor Historical Seaport's volunteer sail training program Two Weeks Before the Mast (TWBM) is a 14-day crash course on life aboard a working tall ship. TSC's Recreational Marlinspike course is the prerequisite to TWBM, and is a week long online program for the recreational mariner to learn the basics of tall ship sailing before joining a vessel.  

 

Students will be enrolled in our Recreational Marlinspike course once they have been accepted into Two Weeks Before the Mast. Recreational Marlinspike is not a stand alone course outside of TWBM. 

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Interested TWBM Volunteers must download the program Application and send their completed Application as an email attachment to volunteer@historicalseaport.org with the subject line “TWBM". Applicants will be screened, contacted, and offered available dates to join the crew of Lady Washington or Hawaiian Chieftain (please allow 3 – 5 days for processing).

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Grays Harbor Historical Seaport, is a 501 (c)(3) educational non-profit public development authority based in Aberdeen, Washington. For more than 25 years, GHHS has provided hands on education opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds aboard the tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain. With a focus on teamwork and empowerment, GHHS programs explore a shared history and the daily connections to the world’s oceans.