Matthew Turner’s First Day of Educational Activities
Matthew Turner had her first day of educational activities for students at the dock. Fifth Graders had a lesson in nautical arts, making monkey fists. A few first graders raised and doused the Fore staysail.
Boats on the Bay and Call of the Sea Featured on KALW-FM 91.7
Children’s book author Jeanne Walker Harvey discussed on KALW FM 91.7 her new book Boats on the Bay and how proceeds benefit Call of the Sea. She was interviewed on the radio show Open Air by their regular contributor and critic at large Peter Robinson. Together they discussed her new book which is available at Book
No Screens on Deck: Students Reflect on a Cell Phone-Free Voyage
At Call of the Sea, we know students have powerful experiences under sail. Part of this comes from our “no electronics” policy. This summer, students that ventured on our 3- or 5-day overnight voyages aboard schooner Seaward revealed the power of powering down their devices. Technological interfaces often displace human interaction and face-to-face friendships,
At the dock, checking the rigging and leads for 2 foresails
MT Ship Foresail Ships Foresail
Governor’s Cup 2018
In the yacht club community, the Governor’s Cup is considered one of the world’s best youth racing events. Hosted by the Balboa Yacht Club in Newport Beach, California, the “Gov Cup” was an action-packed race with plenty of on-the-water excitement. This year’s title went to Harry Price (AUS, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia) who
No Screens on Deck: Students Reflect on a Cell Phone-Free Voyage
At Call of the Sea, we know students have powerful experiences under sail. Part of this comes from our “no electronics” policy. This summer, students that ventured on our 3- or 5-day overnight voyages aboard schooner Seaward revealed the power of powering down their devices. Technological interfaces often displace human interaction and face-to-face friendships,
Upper Topsail
Main Topsails are on. Here is a view of the upper topsail on a rare calm morning here in windy Sausalito.
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
Rigging Underway
The Rigging and Fittings teams are working on getting yards and standing rigging ready for raising the yards in a couple weeks!