EASE Begins 14th SEASON of Adaptive Sailing
EASE began its 14th season of adaptive sailing on Friday June 20th! BMC started adaptive sailing in 2000, and the EASE program became established in 2001. This is the
BMC Through the Years Collage
Through the Years: Building a canoe under the watchful eye of Buzz 1998; A new garboard for the Friendship Sloop Momentum 1999; Looking up; Early EASE Program, the first
Throwback Thursday Photos
A Throwback Thursday Album, because there are too many wonderful moments here for one photograph to capture.
Project VOYAGE Apprentice Completes Multiple Projects
Gage, one of BMC's current Project VOYAGE apprentices, completed multiple projects in the past few months. Thanks to funding from the Erie Community Foundation, Gage and other Project VOYAGE
Photos from BMC’s Inaugural Programs in 1998
A few of the photographs from when the Bayfront Maritime Center was just getting underway, in 1998. Since then 92 boats have been built; over 17,000 students and adults
Second St. Ayles Skiff Nearing Completion
Students will be making and setting floorboards, applying varnish, and building and installing a coxswain seat on the second St. Ayles Skiff. Follow our students' progress on our student
Turning it Over!
On the last day of the school year, the high school students in the Bayfront Alternative Education Program (BAEP) turned over the hull of the second St. Ayles Skiff.
BMC Teaches STEM With ShopBot
Project-based, hands-on lessons in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) enhance a student's comprehension of valuable skills needed to succeed in school. STEM Director, Harold Rinn, uses a ShopBot
St. Ayles Skiff Construction.
Maritime Education at BMC is all Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, STEM learning. Carpentry and assorted vocational skills and career awareness are part of the curriculum, too. But these
First Sail of the Season!
It was a bit cold, but the wind was just right! Taco the Town got underway with Project SAIL apprentices on Monday. This was the first time several of