Explore and Discover our Rich Maritime Heritage at SBMM
Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara (online)When: Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 7:00pmCost: Free, but registration is required. Donations welcome.Registration Required: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-events/Sponsored by: Marie L Morrisroe Prepare to be transported out… Read More
By Rita Serotkin You’ve probably seen her at her berth in front of the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and leading the annual Parade of Lights. Or perhaps you’ve seen her plying the waters of the… Read More
Art Exhibit of Original Naval Paintings Traveling to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum in December! Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara When: December 3, 2020-May 30, 2021 Sponsored by: George H…. Read More
One of the common questions visitors ask on seeing the Brooks models is “What scale is that?” Sometimes they ask because they had built models and were used to working in scales or ratios. They… Read More
(Log credit: John Hill, Docent. Article clipping reference: Morning Press, Volume L, Number 202, 26 May 1922) Every sailor remembers the boat they learned to sail in. For many it was in a fleet of… Read More
(Log credit: John Hill, Docent) After seeing the Brooks models visitors often ask which one is biggest, fastest, most complicated, most realistic and many other comparisons. So I thought, what if we had People’s Choice… Read More
Discover and explore SBMM’s online Dwight Brooks Model Boat Collection by clicking here. (Log credit: John Hill, Docent) Most modeling projects begin with some knowledge of the subject boat, airplane, train, car, or other object… Read More
Over the last two centuries, some 300 ships have met their fate among the rocks and reefs of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. Stately four-masted steamships ferrying gold and lumber, nimble rumrunners dodging the Coast… Read More
SPIRIT OF DANA POINT TALL SHIP OVERNIGHT EDUCATION PROGRAM served over 400 fourth-grade students from 20 classrooms and 12 schools in Santa Barbara County! The tall ship Spirit of Dana Point was docked in the… Read More
Where: Santa Barbara Harbor, 132 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara Spirit of Dana Point Tall Ship will be docked at the end of the City Pier. Spirit of Dana Point Tall Ship Dockside Tours Saturday, October… Read More
SPIRIT OF DANA POINT TALL SHIP OVERNIGHT EDUCATION PROGRAM For the Month of October 2019, the Tall Ship Spirit of Dana Point will be docked in the Santa Barbara Harbor. Formerly the Pilgrim of Newport, the… Read More