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November 1-2. 2025    SOLD OUT! Imagine yourself on board a traditional tall ship, anchored in calm waters after a sunset sail on San Francisco Bay, enjoying the idyllic scenery and a hearty meal with fellow passengers. Feedback from the September 27-28 overnight in SF Bay "Great sail! Wonderfull crew!" Linus Lancaster.

Educational Tall Ship Matthew Turner Makes Port Call in Pillar Point Brigantine Matthew Turner, a purpose-built brigantine with a home port of Sausalito, made its first port call to Half Moon Bay in at least three years this past week. Matthew Turner is a tall ship designed after the ship Galilee, which was built

Join Call of the Sea at the St. Francis Yacht Club Wednesday Yachting Luncheon Wednesday, September 3 Buffet Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Program: 12:30 – 1:30 PM Cost: $30 RSVP: Write “WYL” in subject line to advancement@callofthesea.org and indicate the number of guests. “Launching a Sailing Legacy

20 years ago today! Schooner Seaward sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge to her new home with Call of the Sea, at the Bay Model Visitors Center's pier in Sausalito.    Founder Alan Olson and co-founder Ken Neal-Boyd made a very good call in choosing the schooner, previously named Edna, to be the educational

Youth Voyage on Matthew Turner July 14-18, a group of youth ages 12-15 boarded the ship for 5 days and 4 nights of adventure. They learned to climb the rig and hoist the sails and helped with all the daily chores that keep the ship running smoothly.  A couple were

Planning a birthday party, family reunion or club event?  How about having your event on Sunset Sail!  See all sunset sail dates here. We regularly plan Friday evening 2.5 hour sunset sails onboard Matthew Turner and we would like to offer you a special group discount.  See details below. For

September 27-28, 2025  SOLD OUT November 1-2. 2025      Register Here Imagine yourself on board a traditional tall ship, anchored in calm waters after a sunset sail on San Francisco Bay, enjoying the idyllic scenery and a hearty meal with fellow passengers. You can listen to after dinner stories from the

It was a typical foggy, cool, and breezy morning in June on San Francisco Bay, but it was atypical to see brigantine Matthew Turner out at 8 am, with almost all of her canvas flying, to welcome the USCG Eagle. For the first time since 2008, the 295-foot, three-masted barque, used as a training

The sky may have been grey, as Karl the fog was attendant, but spirits were high as the USCG barque EAGLE entered the Bay the morning of June 25, 2025.  Brigantine Matthew Turner had the full capacity of passengers allowed by the Coast Guard, 80 souls on board.  Enjoy these pictures