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“Central Coast Ocean Adventures & the Tall Ship Mystic Whaler”

October 20, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Christine Healy Captain of the Mystic Whaler

Christine Healy, Captain of the Mystic Whaler

The sailing bug bit Christine as a teenager in Annapolis, MD, where she learned the basics of sailing racing with her brother aboard his 26-foot sloop, Wolpertinger. She paid attention, quickly becoming a useful crew member. At the age of 19, she bought her first boat, Esmeralda and took weekend trips all over the Chesapeake Bay. While living onboard, she was offered her first long boat delivery, from Annapolis to St. Vincent, via Bermuda. In Christine’s words, “It was my first time truly out at sea, and I knew it was what I wanted to do with my life. Needless to say, it all worked out, and my career as a professional sailor began.” 

          After several deliveries, she began her first job aboard the schooners Woodwind and Woodwind 2, which was the beginning of her traditional boat career. With that experience, she moved onto larger ships, Pride of Baltimore 2, Amistad, Clipper City, Liberty, and many others. At the age of 23, she sat for her first captain’s license: 100-ton master with sail endorsement. In 2008 she moved to California and worked on the Lynx, which sailed up and down the West Coast, then out to Hawaii as an exhibition class in the Transpack 2009. She has been working on the West Coast, based out of San Diego since.

Her experience has varied throughout her career, from deliveries, charters, research, and private yachts to sail training and educational vessels. About her work, Christine says, “The challenges that change every day keep it interesting. The ocean and sailing have the power to challenge students to push themselves and inspire their imagination. To teach and share maritime history, the structure of life at sea, the beauty of our oceans, and the life within is a passion and privilege.”

Michael Sheehy, Director of Development and Programming, CCOA

Michael Sheehy, Director of Development and Programming, CCOA

Michael’s love for the ocean is at the heart of his diverse professional experience, including marine science instruction and research, environmental conservation advocacy, nonprofit program directing, and nonprofit strategic development. At the age of 7, Michael’s main outlet to the outdoors was through learning to sail with his dad, with missteps being the best teacher. Michael fell in love with the ocean and has made a life of learning from it and sharing it with others. https://lifepsychiatric.com/sleep-problems-do-i-have-any/

Michael studied the ocean and its wildlife as a working scuba diver for NOAA and a research associate at the Marine Science Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He lectured at UCSB in marine biology and taught marine science for Northeastern University’s Three Seas Program in Jamaica and aboard the tall ship Westward for Sea Education Association. Michael led marine science research in the Caribbean for UCSB and marine conservation advocacy as director of marine programs for the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper. He went on to support marine conservation as executive director of the Code Blue Foundation and was an independent consultant to business and nonprofit organizations on strategy and development. 

Before joining CCOA, Michael increased opportunities for youth to access the coast and oceans as director of development aboard the tall ships Irving Johnson, Exy Johnson, and American Pride for Los Angeles Maritime Institute and Children’s Maritime Institute in San Pedro and Long Beach, California, respectively. Michael holds a master’s in marine ecology and evolutionary biology from UCSB, an MBA from Pepperdine University, and a Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, Executive Program. Michael sits on the Steering Team for the LA STEM Collective, a network of more than 40 entities committed to equitable access of STEM informal education for youth in the Los Angeles area. Michael loves snorkeling, surfing, sailing, and any chance to get salty and sandy with his family. https://lifepsychiatric.com/what-happens-when-you-go-too-long-without-sleep/

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Since 2000, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum has featured many artifacts and stories to share the history of the Santa Barbara Channel with more than 40,000 visitors annually and provides year-round experiential maritime history and marine science education for local youth. . Featuring the impressive First-Order Fresnel Lighthouse Lens from Point Conception, SBMM’s permanent exhibits explore the History of Oil in Santa Barbara Channel & Chumash Use of Asphaltum, the Honda Disaster, Wives and Daughters: Keepers of the Light, and Whales Are Superheroes!

 

SBMM is located in the historic Santa Barbara Waterfront Center building at 113 Harbor Way, Suite 190, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Visit sbmm.org or call (805) 962-8404 for further details.

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Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
113 Harbor Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93109 United States
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Date:
October 20, 2022
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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Martha Donelan
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(805) 456 – 8744
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mdonelan@sbmm.org
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