Welding
Dan Higgins has been busy welding! Here he is with the course yard yoke, the upper topsail yard yoke, and a couple more rigging fittings.
Hailing Port
Many people wonder why brigantine Matthew Turner has San Francisco instead of Sausalito as her hailing port. One reason is that our namesake, the builder Matthew Turner used San Francisco as the port on Galilee
Ships’ Projects
Today at the Shipyard, the crew is working on: dolphins to decorate Seaward for the lighted boat parade, fittings on the yards, and chart house port covers (for heavy weather).
Crows’ Nest View
Randall and Noah, with the million dollar view from the crows nest!
Time Aloft
Randall Landaiche and Noah Limbach were the topmast crew on Dec 1st. Gorgeous sunny day, but after 4 hours aloft, they were a bit chilled.
Topmasts Are Up!
Matthew Turner with her full compliment of topmasts!
Big Day on the Waterfront
Friday's lunch was on the waterfront, a short break from raising the fore topmast. Thank you Margie for bringing the lunch, and all the volunteers for making it happen!
#Giving Tuesday!
It's #GivingTuesday. Help Students Set Sail! Join the worldwide movement and give back. Thanks to you, Call of the Sea is inspiring youth with experiential, environmental education under sail. Donate at https://callofthesea.org/donate/
Tomorrow is the big day…
...#GivingTuesday! You can make a difference for Bay Area Youth. Expand their horizons with an educational field trip on the Bay! Donate at https://callofthesea.org/donate/
Matthew Turner Progress: Rigging, Electrical and Propulsion, and Joinery
Construction of Matthew Turner is proceeding in these 3 areas: rigging, electrical & propulsion systems and joinery. Let's start with the rigging team: Dixon, Randall, Dan, Kiel, Bruce, Neil, Noah, Dennis and Alan Rigging is
Thumbs up for on the water education!
Bridge the Gap students from Sausalito had a chance to experience our marine environment while learning about ecology, history and navigation. They also developed teamwork skills and self confidence through helping to raise the sails
Crab Feast in the Shipyard!
The perks of volunteering at the Tall Ship: good eats, friendships and good times, like todays Crab Feed. Thank you to Dan Higgins for sharing with the Tall Ship family. Thanks too to Steve &