| Our mission | The Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI) serves to empower youth to discover their greater potential through extraordinary at-sea experiences aboard educational sailing vessels built to train and equip young people with 21st century leadership skills, and inspire maritime and STEM career paths. |
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Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI)
| Ways to help |
Volunteer CrewAssist during our sails as a deckhand or crew member. You can also assist with dockside support. There is constant demand in the following areas: general boat maintenance – sanding, oiling, painting, cleaning the vessels; repair and upgrades - canvas/sails, carpentry, plumbing, mechanical and electrical projects.Office VolunteerHelp with educational programs, fundraising, office projects, IT, food preparation, merchandise. |
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| How you help | Together, we can continue to impact youth in our community! The only thing necessary to succeed and have a truly rewarding experience with us is time and a willing attitude. |
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| About us | Our traditional sailing vessels are charged with giving tens of thousands of young people the opportunity to experience self-discovery, life changing adventure and education found only on a tall ship at sea. Our 110 foot brigantines SSV Exy Johnson and SSV Irving Johnson were designated the “Official Tall Ships and Maritime Ambassadors of the City of Los Angeles” at their launch in 2002, and operate from our dock in San Pedro. The 130 foot three masted schooner S/V American Pride is the official tall ship of the City of Long Beach and is based at the Pine Avenue Pier in Rainbow Harbor. The 92 foot topsail schooner S/V Swift of Ipswich will serve the community of Wilmington upon completion of her current restoration. The TopSail Youth Program introduces under-served and economically disadvantaged youth to a world beyond their communities where they are provided with real-life challenges not available in the traditional classroom. |
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THANK YOU, Lucy, for your love of the ocean and heartfelt share on how VOTING for LAMI's Ocean Adventure Together! program will give underserved kids and their parents the gift of the ocean!
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Join a unique #cannonbattle experience from August 31 to September 3 in San Pedro, hosted by @lami_topsail.
If you love historical photos of #LAHarbor, you won't want to miss the Wilmington Historical Roadshow on Sunday, June 3 at Banning's Landing Community Center. Sponsored by the #PortofLA, this event will feature rare and nostalgic photos of #Wilmington before the 1970s. Join us!
City of STEM festival was so great this year! Looking forward to more great events and another cool science fair next year!
We're incredibly happy to have @lami_topsail join us this year! They were at our closing celebration and hosted a bilingual science sailing experience, Explore the Coast/Explora la Costa to show that EVERYONE, no matter your background, is a scientist!
#CityofSTEM #LAMITopSail