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Time sails by when you’re teaching hundreds of kids!

May 31st, 2017|

Schooner Seaward's spring season is wrapping up and her crew is beginning to prepare for summer voyaging. From April to June, Seaward crew taught lessons in marine ecology and biology, navigation, and seamanship to 58 student groups from all over the bay-that's over 2,000 students onboard, and 174 hours of underway-teaching! Schools came from as

Notes from the Shipyard: May 2017

May 31st, 2017|

Some time has passed since our big launch. Yet the excitement is still on people's minds and in conversations, reliving various high points of the day. I do hope you were able to come see the launch. If not, then view some of the wonderful videos and articles of the event on our web site

Notes from Seaward: April 2017

April 1st, 2017|

Schooner Seaward's education season is off to a great start. Seaward is lucky to have another fantastic crew who have been working hard to learn the boat, the bay and the education programs. After a week of training, Seaward crew jumped in to a jam-packed week of educational sails. Thanks to Google sponsored Field Trip

Notes from the Shipyard: April 2017

April 1st, 2017|

Some time has passed since our big launch. Yet the excitement is still on people's minds and in conversations, reliving various high points of the day. I do hope you were able to come see the launch. If not, then view some of the wonderful videos, photos and articles of the event on our web

Thousands Came to See The Mathew Turner Slide into the Water

April 1st, 2017|

It was two days of excitement and community support. A large crowd watched Matthew Turner move from the tent to the ramp on Friday March 31. Thousands came on Saturday April 1 to see her slide into the water just before 5:30pm After the launch, we celebrated-a big party in the Bay Model-great tunes by

This month we profile 2 Volunteers, both visitors from abroad.

February 1st, 2017|

Elias Lanzarini hails from the Southern Brazilian town of Balneario Camboriu in the state of Santa Catarina. He has a house by the beach there. He learned to sail at 19, on a Hobie Cat, and his involvement in the sailing world deepened when he joined the Abu Dhabi Volvo Ocean Racing team. He also

Notes from the Shipyard: February 2017

February 1st, 2017|

Progress is on track for launching April 1. We are focusing on what absolutely needs to be done for launch, such as: prop shafts and props, steering gear, bow thruster, chain plates, thru hulls, bobstay fitting, catheads and of course painting the hull, bulwarks & cabins. All these projects are moving ahead on schedule. Crew

Notes from Seaward

December 1st, 2016|

Call of the Sea's Schooner Seaward prepares to head south! Join her on an adventurous voyage or a relaxing sail around Baja's pristine and beautiful coast. If you're a seasoned mariner, exercise your nautical skills and revive your inner sailor. If you're new to sailing, come and learn what it's all about. Enjoy a snorkel

A Tale of Two Volunteers

December 1st, 2016|

By Tom and Ruth Bushaw "We are not carpenters or shipbuilders much less master craftsmen. We are not even sailors. But we helped build a beautiful wooden tall ship." We took a trip in January 2014 on Seaward, offered by Tom's college alumni organization, and had a simply fabulous time, but that's another story. The