Research vessel – Professional Mariner

North Wind: A jack-of-all-trades, multi- mission research vessel for a remote swath of the California coast

20252 Ship of the Year: North Wind Faced with the decision of refitting their old research vessel or starting from scratch, the stars aligned for a California state university in early 2022. “It was just good timing,” said Eric Riggs, the dean of the College of Natural Resources & Sciences at Cal Poly Humboldt. “With our designation as the third…

New University of Wisconsin-Superior research vessel replaces old tugboat with state-of-the art catamaran

SADIE ANN With the dream of educating students and immersing people into the unique environment of one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, the University of Wisconsin-Superior started conceiving a new vessel about three years ago. The goal was to build a fast, efficient and clean floating classroom, mobile research lab and all-around passenger vessel — a boat not just…

Clean, green research vessel fits right in at University of Vermont

Marcelle Melosira The people of Vermont have a well-earned reputation for environmental stewardship, so it’s only fitting that the state’s flagship university is operating one of the first hybrid research boats in the United States. The 64-by-19-foot Marcelle Melosira arrived in downtown Burlington, Vt., near the University of Vermont (UVM) campus last summer following delivery from Derecktor Shipyard of Mamaroneck,…