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MEET THE MINIBOAT FLEET
2026/2027 SCHOOL YEAR
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Barnes Elementary School
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Warrenton Grade School 5th Graders
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Lessons have begun and the miniboats are under construction!
More updates to come!
More updates to come!
2025/2026 School Year
Lewis and Clark Elementary School 5th Graders
M/B Jamal's Boat
M/B Jamal's Boat was launched on the morning of April 22, 2026, at 11:00AM PST.
It was set off in moderate seas with 1.542 meter high waves and northwestern wind of 19 knots at coordinates 29-17.9 N and 116.15.2 W.
Jamal's Boat landed in Islas San Benito after only 26 hours at sea!
It broke free on May 2, 2026, and is once again headed south down the Mexican coast.
M/B Jamal's Boat
M/B Jamal's Boat was launched on the morning of April 22, 2026, at 11:00AM PST.
It was set off in moderate seas with 1.542 meter high waves and northwestern wind of 19 knots at coordinates 29-17.9 N and 116.15.2 W.
Jamal's Boat landed in Islas San Benito after only 26 hours at sea!
It broke free on May 2, 2026, and is once again headed south down the Mexican coast.
Ocean Park Elementary School 4th Graders
M/B Pookie Bob Timmy the Great
M/B Pookie Bob Timmy the Great was launched on the morning of April 22, 2026, at 11:13AM PST.
It was set off in moderate seas with 1.542 meter high waves and a northwestern wind of 19 knots at coordinates 29-17.9 N and 116-15.1 W.
M/B Pookie Bob Timmy the Great
M/B Pookie Bob Timmy the Great was launched on the morning of April 22, 2026, at 11:13AM PST.
It was set off in moderate seas with 1.542 meter high waves and a northwestern wind of 19 knots at coordinates 29-17.9 N and 116-15.1 W.
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M/B Titantic Unsinkabear
Constructed by 4th graders at Barnes Elementary School. Christened on December 18, 2025.
Launched from Buena Ventura off Baja, CA, January 4, 2026 at 16:22 with 12.8 knot winds going west southwest and 1-meter westerly swells.
M/B Titanic Unsinkabear has made landfall after being unheard from for 3 months!
Almost all hope was lost for the recovery of M/B Titantic Unsinkabear until we heard news that it had landed on Eneko, an island in the Marshall Islands on May 31, 2026. Work to repair the vessel and relaunch are underway!
Constructed by 4th graders at Barnes Elementary School. Christened on December 18, 2025.
Launched from Buena Ventura off Baja, CA, January 4, 2026 at 16:22 with 12.8 knot winds going west southwest and 1-meter westerly swells.
M/B Titanic Unsinkabear has made landfall after being unheard from for 3 months!
Almost all hope was lost for the recovery of M/B Titantic Unsinkabear until we heard news that it had landed on Eneko, an island in the Marshall Islands on May 31, 2026. Work to repair the vessel and relaunch are underway!
M/B Survivor
Constructed by 5th graders at Wallace Elementary. Christened on December 18, 2025.
Launched from Buena Ventura off Baja, CA, January 4, 2026 at 16:22 with 12.8 knot winds going west southwest and 1-meter westerly swells.
Survivor is still sailing and reporting!
Constructed by 5th graders at Wallace Elementary. Christened on December 18, 2025.
Launched from Buena Ventura off Baja, CA, January 4, 2026 at 16:22 with 12.8 knot winds going west southwest and 1-meter westerly swells.
Survivor is still sailing and reporting!
M/B Wolverine
Assembled by 5th graders at Wallace Elementary. Launched in cloudy weather and moderate seas on 1/25/2025 from NYK's Pluto Leader at 3.2 knots, on a westerly heading. |
M/B Greyhound 5
Assembled by 5th graders at Gaston Elementary. Launched in cloudy weather and moderate seas on 1/25/2025 from NYK's Pluto Leader at 3.2 knots, on a westerly heading. |
M/B Sunset Sailor
Assembled by 5th graders at Pacific Ridge Elementary. Originally launched on 5/4/2025 from Columbia River Bar Pilot Astoria, it was relaunched after landing in Washington. Sunset Sailor was launched 8-2-2025 at 32-13.1N/ 170-12.2W with 10 knot winds going south and 2-meter southeasterly swells. |
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M/B Tidestrider
Assembled by Jewell School’s 5th grade class, with art that is a tribute to their school’s Blue Jay mascot. Deployed in the North Pacific 4/13/2024 by NYK’s Pyxis Leader. |
M/B Grizzly Bear
Assembled by Barnes Elementary students, as a tribute to the school’s Grizzly Bear mascot. Deployed 1/10/2024 by the USCG Cutter Alert off of the coast of San Diego. Recovered in Imperial Beach, relaunched NW of the big island of Hawaii 4/6/2024 by Pascha’s Jean Anne. |
M/B Puffinstuff
Assembled in the Barbey Maritime Center, Puffinstuff’s puffin theme was voted on by our social media followers, it’s hold filled and sail painted by local parents and students. Deployed 10/11/2023 by NYK’s Sakura Leader in Bower’s Basin of the Bering Sea. |
The CRMM Miniboat program is a standards-aligned adventure for a class to assemble a small boat and gain ocean literacy through project-based learning! Focused learning areas are Science, Physics, Math, Art, and History; other benefits include facilitated teamwork, creative problem solving and connection with people where the miniboats land.
MINIBOATS BY THE NUMBERS:
More than 181,000 nautical miles traveled!
5,247 total student interactions in the 2025-26 school year.
48 CRMM sponsored miniboats.
7 counties qualify – Oregon: Clatsop, Columbia, Washington or Multnomah and Washington: Cowlitz, Pacific, or Wahkiakum.
10 weekly visits and 3 follow-up visits to complete the program.
Christening ceremony held at the Columbia River Maritime Museum at the end of the program.
ZERO cost to chosen schools to participate thanks to our generous sponsors and grantors.
To apply for the program, please contact us - [email protected].
To see an overview of the program including standards click here
MINIBOATS BY THE NUMBERS:
More than 181,000 nautical miles traveled!
5,247 total student interactions in the 2025-26 school year.
48 CRMM sponsored miniboats.
7 counties qualify – Oregon: Clatsop, Columbia, Washington or Multnomah and Washington: Cowlitz, Pacific, or Wahkiakum.
10 weekly visits and 3 follow-up visits to complete the program.
Christening ceremony held at the Columbia River Maritime Museum at the end of the program.
ZERO cost to chosen schools to participate thanks to our generous sponsors and grantors.
To apply for the program, please contact us - [email protected].
To see an overview of the program including standards click here
This program made possible through these partners
