“The Zephyr Marine Instructors were amazing and kept us really engaged; never leaving us out of the fun.”


Climate Change Notice

Human-caused Climate Change is an existential threat to our planet. We are not afraid of speaking the truth. We discuss Climate Change, and its threat, during our cruise off Woods Hole. Students will learn about changes we have observed here in WH.


Winter 2024-2025

This is a quiet time of year for hands-on cruises/classes but we’re already booking trips for the spring and summer. Our winter work consists primarily of volunteering in local schools. Please contact Rob at rreynolds@zephyrmarine.org for information regarding the on-the-water class trips. 2024 was probably our busiest year yet, with 2000 students on the boat. […]


Fall 2024

We’ve had our busiest summer ever and have a full slate this fall. Highlights of the year have been hosting groups from North and South Dakota, Iowa, Maryland and Indiana in addition to our New England groups. “I just wanted to say thank you so much for hosting our camp this summer. We had a […]


Spring 2024

We are celebrating our 15th anniversary. Over 20,000 students out on Vineyard Sound on our hands-on “scientific cruises”.


Fall 2023

We just finished another busy fall, hosting 19 schools in our hands-on, on-the-water environmental scientific ‘cruises’ on Vineyard Sound.


Some Feedback from our 2023 Trips

Hi Rob – what an amazing trip we had and a great day with you. “This trip was so cool, leaming everything about bioluminescence, deep sea exploration, and oceanic life is one thing, but going out to sea, holding the sea urchins in your hand and seeing the crabs scuttle around brings so much more […]