Support Students Learning on the Water
Donate Today! “Students are incredibly inspired to be back together again – to play, to follow, to work as a team and to be in this atmosphere of learning together again.”
Women in the News and Aloft
Was it the sea? Responding, maybe, to celestial force? To be safe, I prayed. I tried to be a better person. These words were written by Louise Gluck who won the Nobel Prize for
Aloft and Girls Aloft Programs
What is the Aloft Seamanship program? A four hour course in the art, & skill of sailing and navigating a ship, for all ages and genders. Seamanship builds teamwork and boosts self confidence
Tall Ships Throwdown
“T was in the month October, On an Indian summer day, That a fleet of ….” So began John Hunter-Duvar’s 18th Century sea-battle poem Danville’s Fleet. His same words of introduction could be invoked
When will the skies clear?
“Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire.” When Robert Frost wrote “Fire and Ice” in 1920,
Traditional Ships on display
Tall Ship Photography Sail October 8, 9 AM-Noon Matthew Turner and Freda B are partnering to offer an event dedicated to capturing the beauty of traditional ships. We invite you to join us
Floating Classroom on Seaward
We are halfway through the 6 week launch of our full time educational program. There are 2 cohorts of students engaging in sailing, marine environmental explorations, building projects to develop math, design and planning
GIRLS ALOFT! Seamanship program
On the water Experience aboard brigantine Matthew Turner Select Saturdays 8 AM-Noon, for young women ages 12-24. $125 per person. Scholarships are available Students learn in an inclusive, healthy outdoor environment hands
Virtual Tall Ships Festival
Our life is closed, our life begins, The long, long anchorage we leave, The ship is clear at last, she leaps! She swiftly courses from the shore, Joy, shipmate, joy. Walt Whitman, 1886
“Golden Gate” Sail to Pt. Bonita scheduled
Sunday September 13th, 2020 Matthew Turner will turn her bow towards the Pacific, sailing to Pt. Bonita for the first time! We have sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge before, always a delight for
Chris Gallagher-Volunteer Spotlight
Chris Gallagher, Call of the Sea Volunteer & Board Member From Maryland via Maine to CA, Chris journeyed to find her career, receiving her B.A. in Environmental Education in 1983 from Dominican University of
August Newsletter
Oh, we've seen fire and we've seen rain. We've been docked for days that we thought would never end. We've seen lonely times when we could not be with friends, but we always know