Seamester: Transpacific, Caribbean to Tahiti - 90 Days
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From dream location to dream location... Sign up and step aboard your new campus, S/Y Argo or S/Y Vela, in the sailor's rendezvous island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and prepare yourself for 90 days, 12 credits, over 6500 nautical miles, and some of the more incredible destinations the planet has to offer.
Sail to Bonaire and wake to flocks of Venezuelan flamingos flying through a mi...
From dream location to dream location... Sign up and step aboard your new campus, S/Y Argo or S/Y Vela, in the sailor's rendezvous island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and prepare yourself for 90 days, 12 credits, over 6500 nautical miles, and some of the more incredible destinations the planet has to offer.
Sail to Bonaire and wake to flocks of Venezuelan flamingos flying through a misty sunrise. Anchor behind tiny uninhabited islands covered with coconut trees that support the Kuna Indians of the San Blas. Toss the dock lines up to the lock workers of the Panama Canal, cross the lake, and prepare to enter the Pacific Ocean. Watch the latitude hesitate on zero as we cross the equator. See blue-footed booby birds hitching a ride on deck back to the Galapagos Archipelago. Linger...
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- Fall
- Spring
- Eco Tours
- Sailing
- Scuba
- Communications
- Environmental Studies
Updated Aug 21, 2026
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Locations
- Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- Martinique
- Panama
- French Polynesia, Polynesia
Types & Subjects
- Adventure Types
- Eco Tours
- Sailing
- Scuba
- Subjects & Courses
- Communications
Available Terms / Availability
- Years Offered
- Year Round
- Terms Available
- Fall
- Spring
Eligible Nationalities
- All Nationalities
Education Levels & Language
- Education
- Any/All Education Levels Accepted
Accommodation Options
- Group living
- Other
Application Procedures
- Letters of Reference
- Phone/Video Interview
- Physical Exam/Health Records
- Transcript
Age Requirement
18-25
Duration
- After College
- Post High School
- During College
Starts At
- 90 days: $31,970
Refund Policy
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Katie Leake
Participated in 2013
AlumniKatie decided to take a gap year prior to college and she knew that Sea|mester was the program for her. She was lucky enough to sail across the Atlan...
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