Come check out the sails!
Come see the sails that have been rigged on Matthew Turner, and while you are here, see the lovely marine animal blue tape artwork inside the Bay Model.
Tuning the Rig
Adrian, Alan and Noah working on the forestay. The tuning of the rig is underway.
Topgallant and Upper Topsail Uprig
John Skoriak was on hand to photograph the rigging of the Topgallant and Upper topsail. A big thank you to the rigging team and John for capturing the action!
Bending on the Upper Topsail
Elly, Kiel, Randall, Bruce and Judd bending on the upper topsail!
All dressed up!
Matthew Turner, all dressed up for the Call of the Sea Gala on June 9th. Thank you to all who came to celebrate, and the volunteers who made it happen. It was a great success!
Sewing Team!
The sewing team at work making chafe guards for mooring lines and repairing Seaward's sail cover. Starbuck Canvas Works is generously donating use of their space and mentoring us on the canvas projects for Matthew Turner.
Sail Set
Raised the main stays'l
On Deck News
A few scenes from the work day on Matthew Turner.
Tall ship helpers!
The New Village School 4th graders came to help at the Matthew Turner shipyard which is being dismantled now that the ship is on the dock with all spars rigged. They helped clean things up a bit, then headed down to see the progress on the ship. These kids had toured a year before, when
Mainsail Measurements
First time to hoist the mainsail, in order to take some measurements, but that dark cloud came with a wind shift so we had to lower it quickly. Still, it was exciting to briefly see some sail up on Matthew Turner!