Letters to Mariners
Education is free. The tools to get the credential often are not.
Open letters from Captain Wayne Eric Henry and North 37 Academy — written captain-to-crew, for adult mariners.
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- 27 October 2026 — Coast Guard Approval and Train the Trainer
Actively becoming USCG-approved through NMC pathways (then possibly other nations), updated train-the-trainer, Starlink-enabled teaching at sea, and why shore school after six months away strains family life. Read the letter · Download PDF - 27 October 2026 — Quality Assessment at Sea
Why assessment belongs on the vessel, how an academy built by seamen brings it back, and how Starlink enables mentorship and remote QA underway. Read the letter · Download PDF - 27 October 2026 — K–12 and the First Mission of North 37
Why every child should learn navigation, why intentional K–12 (grades 3–12) is North 37’s critical first mission, and why this academy is a group project that needs more teachers. Read the letter · Download PDF - 26 October 2026 — Introducing Hitch
Meet Hitch, Seafaring Intelligence — the AI that tracks mariners’ questions underway and marks assessments when properly assessed. Read the letter - 22 October 2026 — An Open Letter to Seafarers (No. 1)
The bottleneck in qualified assessment, train-the-trainer, and an invitation to join. Read the letter - 22 October 2026 — An Open Letter to Seafarers · No. 2
The invitation: free community, membership for tools, and voices from the pier. Read the letter
Captain Wayne Eric Henry · Master, Oceans Towing · Lexington, Virginia · north37.academy · North 37 Maritime Academy
Also see: Organizational Documents (public-safe founding and academy materials).
