Gatherings

The gatherings we run, and the ones on the horizon.

Each one is the same format in a different place: a small cohort, a real coast, a few days of work, and something made together before everyone goes home.

2026  ·  the first season

Two gatherings in the Salish Sea.

August 2026 Prototype

A self-hosted week in the San Juans.

Six to eight people. Sean and Kate's boat. A lower-stakes test bed for the format (inspiration, observation, ritual), held against the islands themselves.

Cohort
6–8 people
Where
San Juans / Gulf Islands
Access
By invitation
By invitation only
September 17–20, 2026 Inaugural voyage

Four days aboard Adventuress in the Salish Sea.

Twenty people on a 133-foot wooden schooner out of Port Townsend, in partnership with Sound Experience. A working ship, a small cohort, and something made together by the end of the week.

Cohort
Twenty
Depart
Port Townsend
Duration
Four days
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On the horizon  ·  2027

Forthcoming, and somewhere warmer.

2027  ·  inaugural edition Forthcoming

The Bocas Crossing.

An adventure race through the Caribbean's most biodiverse archipelago. Two categories, no motors, beach camp every night, and the people who actually know these waters around every fire.

Bocas del Toro, Panamá. Sail or paddle. Four timed legs, raising $20K for the archipelago.

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If one of these is the kind of week you want to be part of, we would like to know who you are.

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