Alexandria Seaport Foundation

Magic after the storm last night!

Visit us from 12-6 today and Sunday! See our workshop, check out ship models from the Washington Ship Model Society, learn about boating safety, and hang with our great volunteers!

Join us for Sails on the Potomac this weekend!

Visit us at the McIlhenny Seaport Center, June 12th - 14th, 12pm - 6pm:

Washington Ship Model Society (WSMS): Head to our workshop’s second floor to see a display of ship models from this local group of model builders and collectors. You’ll see ships of all eras, including a three-foot model of USS O-9 (SS-70), an American submarine from the 1930s; and CSS SHILOH, a scratch-built, fictional 1890s Mississippi River gunboat. WSMS builds with wood, plastic, resin, paper – and even Legos!

The Longship Company: Learn more about ancient seafaring legacies and boatbuilding from volunteers with this educational nonprofit located in Accokeek, Maryland. They will have a 21ft Gyrfalcon — a reproduction of a Norwegian burial faering — stationed in our yard for active renovation work.

Seaport Center Tours: Learn more about our Apprentice Program and the woodworking, boatbuilding and sailing we teach while mentoring young adults. You'll see woodworking projects built by our very own Apprentices on the first floor, with some items for sale.

Viking Lawn Games: Head outside the shop for a round of Kubb, a traditional Nordic game of strategy and skill.

Our very own Matt Roberts is highlighted in this great article from Voyage Baltimore. Check it out!

Life & Work with Matt Roberts of Alexandria City, VA Today we’d like to introduce you to Matt Roberts. Hi Matt, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.I wouldn’t be where I am today if I hadn’t been such a bad student in high school. I barely graduated, I had a 1.2 GPA and a Juvenile Criminal Record. With no plans for the […]

Spring2ACTion update! We are at 65% of our goal! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We still have 3 special challenges with matching funds available - the Boatbuilders, Woodworkers and Maritime Program have a little friendly competition with the winners getting major bragging rights. Click one of the links below ! Your donation will be worth DOUBLE ! Thank you for your support
Maritime crew - https://www.spring2action.org/story/nvtwif
Boatbuilder - https://www.spring2action.org/story/fr6cxe
Woodworkers - https://www.spring2action.org/story/d9e7uf

Spring2ACTion Giving Day has begun, and we are thrilled to have a Matching Grant from the Mason Hirst Foundation ! Donate NOW and double the impact your donation makes!

Join Seaport staff, volunteers and apprentices TONIGHT at Chadwicks in Old Town ! The restaurant is generously donating 10% of customer checks to ASF between 5 and 9pm. Hope to see you there!

Come on down to the workshop today- meet apprentices and see what goes on inside our floating building! Dogs welcome!!

A reminder about tomorrow's Spring2ACTion events on the waterfront! Hope to see you at the workshop, Early Giving is underway at https://spring2action.org/organization/ASF-S2A

Saturday plans? Visit our waterfront workshop and say hi! We’re conveniently located right on the ALX Dog Walk route.

It’s Spring2ACTion Early Giving, and we need your help! Double your impact with our Matching Dollar Challenges—sponsored by our very own Seaport woodworkers, boatbuilders, and sailors—available through 4/18.

Support Seaport: https://www.spring2action.org/organization/ASF-S2A

Thanks to the Zebra Press for the shout out!

Building boats—and brighter futures 🚤

The Alexandria Seaport Foundation is hosting April events as part of Spring2ACTion, supporting its Apprentice Program that teaches young adults woodworking, boatbuilding, and real-world life skills.

From waterfront open houses to community dining nights, every event helps fund hands-on training and opportunity in Alexandria.

Get involved and support the cause 🌊 See comments for details.