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Click here to read Sarah’s story Sarah attends Wilmington Middle School and participated in our pilot TopSail S.T.E.A.M. Program in spring 2015 through a grant from Harbor Community Benefit Foundation.  She is now a member of our Volunteer Youth Crew and an inspiration to students of all ages!

Starting in January 2016, Los Angeles Maritime Institute will begin teaching boat building to students from Port of Los Angeles High School as part of a Maritime Vocational Education collaboration. One of our goals is to bring the Swift of Ipswich back to San Pedro to finish her restoration (as part of the boat building…

Educate. Inspire. Empower. Support Adventure Education at Sea aboard L.A.’s Official Tall Ships! Click here to download PDF of 2015 Appeal Letter. Donate to TopSail Youth Programs Donate to the LAMI Boat Shop (matching grant) Donate to the Swift’s restoration – bring her back to San Pedro and Wilmington!

Click here to read our TopSail Sheet e-Newsletter, Fall 2015 Published quarterly, The TopSail Sheet is chock-full of news about Los Angeles Maritime Institute, TopSail Youth Program and community happenings!

Click here to vote for LAMI now! We are excited to announce that we are a grant candidate for the Goldhirsh Foundation’s LA2050 challenge. We submitted our Adventure Education Aboard L.A.’s Official Tall Ships project in the category “LA is the Best Place to Learn.” We’re proud to participate in a grants program that does such great…

Los Angeles Maritime Institute to Provide Programming Benefiting Youth SAN PEDRO, Calif. – October 15, 2015 – The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved agreements between the Port of Los Angeles and one of its largest Community Investment Grant Program recipients, the Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI) of San Pedro. This recipient was…

In The Rigsblog, Joshua Rigsby talks about his volunteer experience with LAMI and his passion for tall ships.   Click Here to Read the Blog