Caleb Pifer, President of Educational Partner-Ships and a Trustee at the American Sail Training Association encourages all sailing, education, and tall ship enthusiasts to attend the “Buccaneers Bash” at Newport, Rhode Island’s historic Fort Adams on Saturday, June 26th from 6-9 p.m.
More information on this exciting event can be found at:
http://www.sailtraining.org/events/buccaneersbash.php
The American Sail Training Association [...]

Sailing students
19 May 2010 — Erie Times-News
By VALERIE MYERS
valerie.myers@timesnews.com
Erie’s U.S. Brig Niagara is charting a new course.
Students from several colleges are on board to study Great Lakes and maritime history in an intensive, three-week course. They’re also learning to sail the reproduction 1812 warship, and that is an education in itself, Allegheny College senior Brian Sciulli said. [...]

Some of you might have noticed that the EPS website was down for maintenance. After making routine changes and updates, the site has been re-launched. This process will take place again in the fall as we launch a completely redesigned website.
Thank you for your patience.
- Caleb M. Pifer
President, Educational Partner-Ships
American Foundation for Education Under Sail [...]

Erie, Pa – Educational Partner-Ships and the Flagship Niagara League, an Erie, Pennsylvania non-profit corporation which supports the Flagship Niagara, an historic sailing ship replica, inspected by the US Coast Guard as a Sailing School Vessel, today announced that four colleges and universities in the Erie region have joined together to create the nation’s first [...]

While we will still see many educational institutions struggling in 2010, Educational Partner-Ships is poised to offer unique programming solutions that will help to mitigate enrollment concerns. The educational field remains highly competitive with schools struggling to attract and retain students. These hardships make shipboard education even more relevant and essential than ever before. Shipboard [...]

The New Year will be bringing many exciting announcements and offerings from Educational Partner-Ships. We will continue to lead the field of shipboard education, providing cutting edge programs to colleges and independent schools throughout North America, and even abroad.  To start the year off right, we will shortly be unveiling our highly anticipated college consortium [...]

Educational Partner-Ships has recently partnered with the foremost tall ship-specific travel company, Sailing Ship Adventures. Sailing Ship Adventures, based in Massachusetts is a specialty travel service that represents sailing ships, including some of the sailing world’s best-kept secrets. The partnership will provide educational clients with even greater options at affordable prices.
www.sailingshipadventures.com

Congratulations to Meghan Wren, the Executive Director of the Bayshore Discovery Project! Meghan was recently named the 2009 Sail Trainer of the Year by the American Sail Training Association. This award is the highest achievement bestowed upon a sail trainer in North America. The Bayshore Discovery Project is a client of Educational Partner-Ships/American Foundation for Education [...]

New tall ship to honor Oliver Hazard Perry
Group tries to re-create Niagara success
Erie Times-News - 9/19/09
By ROBB FREDERICK

 
Pity the boys of the HMS Detroit. Twice now they have lost their ship.

The first time was at the Battle of Lake Erie.
The Detroit fired the first shot on Sept. 10, 1813, lobbing a 24-pound cannonball toward the [...]

“I want to underscore the extraordinary and very professional delivery ensured by the competent team at Educational Partner-Ships. There have simply been no difficulties that they have not ably addressed, and the university’s professors and administrators have been more than satisfied with what we believe to be the most successful sea education program delivered anywhere [...]