Sea Education Association
Sea Education Association (SEA) is a private, nonprofit educational organization. Founded in 1971 by Corwith Cramer, Jr. SEA operates two sailing ships traveling throughout both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
SEA is based on Cape Cod in the oceanographic research community of Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
History
Founded in 1971, the Sea Education Association spent its first years operated from headquarters in Boston and Chicago, however in 1975, Corwith Cramer had the organization and its sole vessel, the R/V Westward, transferred to its modern-day location in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Over the years, the program would expand greatly, with more ocean semester programs being offered at a time and the expanding of the SEA fleet. Most of these changes can be accredited to Cramer's successor, Rafe Parker, who replaced him in 1982. Some of the program's most significant changes include, the addition of the SSV Corwith Cramer brigantine in 1987, and the replacement of the R/V Westward with the SSV Robert C. Seamans in 2001.
John Bullard took over as President in 2002 and retired in June 2012. During John's term, SEA developed the Stanford@SEA Program and formed additional partnerships with domestic and foreign universities.
Peg Brandon, SEA Semester alumna and former SEA Faculty Captain, took over as SEA's President in 2014.
Vessels
External links
- Sea Education Association
- About SEA from the Woods Hole Diversity Committee
- Sustainability in Polynesian Island Cultures and Ecosystems (SPICE) Atlas
Coordinates: 41°32′56″N 70°38′42″W / 41.549°N 70.645°W