Welcome Dax Ovid Ph.D., Director of Educational Programs
Dax Ovid, Ph.D. is onboarding at Call of the Sea as the Director of Educational Programs. Dax studied Integrative Biology at U.C. Berkeley, focusing her research on seasonality in mammals and birds. For over
Stephen Gertz, Call of the Sea’s New CEO
Call of the Sea would like to introduce you, our family of supporters and stakeholders, to our new Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Gertz. Steve was elected by the Board in October and has been
Tall Ship Progress, November 2018
Click here for new photos Construction of Matthew Turner has taken on a renewed focus and new level commitment. As a result, we plan to finish and be sailing by next summer. Our
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
Volunteer Matthew Turner Sewing Team
Question: When is sewing more than just needle and thread? Answer: When you are volunteering on the Matthew Turner Sewing Team. The Matthew Turner Sewing Team brings a wide range of sewing and
An Interview with Roger Fuller, Electrical Engineer
Where do you come from, and were you involved with boats there? Roger Fuller’s father was in the USCG and they moved all over the country, but the family spent their summers at Weekapaug,
An interview with Susie Woodrum, “Sewing Team” extraordinaire
"I’m a sailor from the Great State of Iowa. This statement as incredulous as it may seem is true. As a kid summer sailing, racing scows, on Lake Okoboji in the Iowa Great Lakes
An Interview with Randall Landaiche, Software Consultant
How did you hear about the educational tall ship Matthew Turner and Call of the Sea? Ironically, I had just arrived in Honolulu after Transpac 2017, and was reading through a tattered edition of
An Interview with Ingrid Cabrey
How did you hear about the educational tall ship Matthew Turner? I saw the giant educational tall ship construction tent in Sausalito, California. I stopped by one day because I have always been interested
An Interview with Peter MacInnis
How did you hear about the educational tall ship Matthew Turner? The day after retiring from my career as an optician, I enrolled in the Cal Maritime Academy to pursue my passion for all
An Interview with Adrian McCullough
Adrian was a trainee aboard a tall ship at the age of 15, during a semester at sea and was recently the Captain for a season aboard Alma, the 1891 National Historic Landmark scow schooner at the San Francisco Maritime National