Matthew Turner is now Coast Guard Certified!
“On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty. Today is such a day.” Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207-1273) Today is indeed
Summer Camp Update
“She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” Elizabeth Edwards, 2010 Weathering the pandemic storm has challenged everyone in ways unimaginable just a few
Announcing Captain Jessica Bucklin
Jessica Bucklin will take the helm of Seaward on July 13 as Captain for a 3 week session of Call of the Sea's Young Salts Adventure Camp. She started on Seaward as Mate in
Testimonials from Summer Camp
Thank you so much for your service to the community in giving children the opportunity to explore the world around them in such a special way! John had the best time. He came
Summer 2020 Appeal
Donate with your Credit Card Save On the Water Education Keep Call of the Sea Afloat Your donation today is needed to sustain Call of the Sea, its incredible
Seaward Resumes Sailing Programs
“The sea has known so many races, and bears testimony to none.” The Wind is Free, 1949, by Frank Wrightman (1896-1970) (b. South Africa) For centuries, much has been written about this distinctive attribute of the
For you I will be a boat
“I promise I will save you When you cannot stay afloat And if your tears can fill an ocean Then for you I will be a boat.” E. H. (circa 2012) These words
Announcing 3 week Summer Day Camp
Call of the Sea is on a mission to help alleviate the boredom and stress of the Covid-19 affected summer break! Bay Area youth aged 8 - 14 are invited to join Call of
Keeping the Dream Alive
When the pandemic storm first reached the Bay Area in March, it forced brigantine Matthew Turner to batten down and stay tied to the Army Corps/Bay Model Pier. We canceled schooner Seaward’s remaining Mexico voyages and she flew
Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay
Dear Call of the Sea Community, When Otis Redding wrote "Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay," on a houseboat at Waldo Point in Sausalito more than 50 years ago, it would have been
Memorial Day 2020
Friends, For many of you, this Memorial Day will be difficult. No traveling to that far-away place where a wreath or bouquet is laid, and there is whispering to a lost loved one. No
One Small, Big Step on Matthew Turner
Dear members of the Call of the Sea community, Looking back over the seven years that brigantine Matthew Turner was under construction, it would be very difficult to say that one step of the