Sound Experience
EducationWashington, United States11-50 Employees
Sound Experience is a nonprofit organization based in Port Townsend, Washington, that operates the historic schooner Adventuress (built in 1913) to provide on-the-water experiential education for youth. The program serves a broad audience, including teens, families, schools, workplaces, and other groups, offering voyages that range from short daytime sails to multi-day trips in which participants may live aboard. The organization’s mission focuses on educating, inspiring, and empowering people to care for Puget Sound, leveraging hands-on sailing experiences to engage participants with the marine environment. With a small-to-mid-sized staff, Sound Experience centers its work in the education sector and positions itself within maritime heritage and environmental education by presenting opportunities to experience Puget Sound from a historic sailing vessel.