Upcoming Event
Around the Americas SWIFT Buoy Deployment Program
Date: 23 June 2025
Registration: Register Here
Link: Watch on YouTube Live!
The Surface Wave Instrument Float with Tracking (SWIFT) is a free drifting system to measure waves, winds, turbulence, and ambient noise at the ocean surface. Students can track this buoy for up to a month’s worth of data.
Around The Americas SWIFT Buoy Deployment Program sponsored by Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana and partnered with the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Lab.
This sponsorship allows several schools to engage in the buoy drop, live classroom time with the crew from sailing vessel One Ocean and broadcasted through their live education platform - Exploring By the Seat of Your Pants education platform.
You will be able to ask questions directly with the crew. We look forward to hearing from you!
Sponsored by Sailors for the Sea
Our first buoy drop will be coming up as One Ocean crosses from the Gulf of Alaska to
June 16-27 - Gulf of Alaska from Elfin Cove to Unalaska - South Kodiak Island
Best days for launch: Monday June 23, Tuesday June 24, Wednesday June 25
Next possible drop will be July 7-13- between Nome and Barrow Chukchi Sea
Recent Event
Date: 21 May 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. EST
Our first live lesson with the team, we met the crew, explored the sailing vessel and learned all about the expedition ahead. View the video archive below!
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