Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI)

At the Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI), we empower local youth to discover their greatest potential through extraordinary at-sea experiences aboard one of our tall ships - educational sailing vessels built to train and equip young people with 21st century leadership skills, and inspire maritime and STEM career paths.

For more than 30 years, young people have benefitted from hands-on learning experiences through our programs that use sail training to help them develop team building, problem-solving, critical thinking and leadership skills. We give real-life context to subjects like science, mathematics and engineering, and we raise awareness about the environmental impacts to our oceans and local waters through our TopSail Youth and STEM programs, summer camp, bilingual sails, public sails and more. As a non-profit, we also empower youth from under-resourced communities thanks to the generous support of our community, and we have volunteer opportunities for youth and adults.