PORT TOWNSEND — One of the classes or youth groups that enter a video into the “Land to Sea” online voting contest will win a three-hour sail on the Adventuress.
The contest, which began April 18, challenges youngsters, teachers and parents in North Olympic Peninsula schools and youth groups to create a short video that answers the question, “Why do YOU want to sail on Adventuress?”
Videos must be received by Friday, May 6. Online voting will run during the week of May 9-15, and the winner will be announced Monday, May 16.
“It’s a really exciting opportunity for Peninsula schools and youth groups to come sailing at no cost,” said Catherine Collins, executive director of Sound Experience, the nonprofit that owns and operates the historic tall ship based in Port Townsend.
“We want to engage the community in getting people aboard the Adventuress, and we think this is a good way,” she said.
“We hope every school on the Peninsula will send a video.”
All videos will be uploaded to Sound Experience’s YouTube Channel where voters can “like” their favorites.
The video with the most “likes” will win a three-hour Sound Studies sail for up to 45 students, teachers and parents in mid-June, leaving from either Port Angeles or Port Townsend.
“Together, the winners will raise the sails, take the helm and experience the majesty of our marine environment aboard the 1913 schooner,” Collins said.
Who can compete
The contest is open to Peninsula youths in grades three through 12 along with their teachers and parents, and videos must be two minutes or less.
They can be sent either in DVD format to Sound Experience at P.O. Box 1390, Port Townsend, WA 98368, or uploaded electronically.
To receive instructions on how to upload a video, send an email to zach@soundexp.org.
To learn more about the contest or how a group can sail aboard the Adventuress, visit www.soundexp.org, email programs@soundexp.org or phone Megan Addison at 360-379-0438.
“We have couple of entries in the contest so far,” Collins said Wednesday.
“We hope we will be flooded.”
