Maverick Jr.

Naselle Elementary School (Washington, USA) with Choshi Second Junior High School (Choshi, Japan) & Columbia River Maritime Museum

Updates:

1st Voyage

  • About us

    We are 5th graders in Naselle, Washington!

  • Preparations

  • May 2019 - Ready for deployment

    Thanks to LT Atwell and the crew of the CGC STEADFAST, the M/B Maverick Jr. was loaded and will be deployed within the next month or so.

  • July 18, 2019

    The miniboat Maverick Jr. was set to sea on July 18, 2019 and is the Columbia River Maritime Museum fleet’s first miniboat outfit with air and water temperature sensor package on board!

  • August 22, 2019 - No longer reporting

    After 35 days at sea, the miniboat Maverick Jr. sent its last GPS signal.

    VOYAGE STATS

    The miniboat Maverick Jr. sailed for 2,089 km (1,128 nm) in 35 days before the GPS stopped reporting.

     

Data Access

This boat has air and water temperature sensors that reported 7/18-28, 2019.

To access the data directly, click here (.csv file) (headers are id, esn, mth, day, hr(UTC), min, yearday, lon, lat, depth(m), nan, mean_air_temp, min, max, mean_sea_temp, min, max, year.).

 

Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Miniboat Program celebrates 10 years! Over this first decade, the program has provided a global, multidisciplinary STEAM learning experience for 4th through 7th grade classes. Students work in teams to design, assemble, launch, and track GPS-equipped boats. Each classroom learns about maritime history and culture of the Pacific Northwest and across the Pacific Ocean. In 2027, we will also plan to launch our 50th miniboat!

The program is in partnership with Educational Passages and has been supported by numerous organizations and private donors, including Consular Office of Japan in Portland, Pacific Power, NWSTEM Hub, West Marine BlueFuture Fund®, Northwest Oregon Works, and U.S. Coast Guard.