Original Source: University Communications and Marketing
Reporter: Jarrod Gerhardt
Date: May 6, 2026
Link: https://ucm.calpoly.edu/news/cal-poly-maritime-academy-embarks-2026-summer-sea-term
VALLEJO, Calif. — Over 300 Cal Poly Maritime Academy cadets will soon embark on their annual Summer Sea Term, a 65-day Pacific training voyage aboard the Training Ship Golden Bear, marking both a defining part of a cadet’s education and the final era of a vessel that has served the seafaring academy for three decades.
The voyage also marks the first since the transition from California State University Maritime Academy to Cal Poly Maritime Academy, now part of Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo.
The training cruise provides cadets with immersive, hands-on training operating a working vessel while navigating real-world maritime conditions.