Dawn Is Coming

March 16th, 2021|

“Our eternal message of hope is that dawn will come.”   -Martin Luther King, Jr. Indeed, dawn has come for millions of people hoping to emerge from the darkness of the pandemic. For Call of

Winter Solstice Message

December 21st, 2020|

On this shortest day of the year, this message will also be our shortest of the year: Call of the Sea, its vessels and crew, are hunkered down during the darkest hours of the

Let There Be Light

December 11th, 2020|

As darkness descends upon us, we in the Northern Hemisphere have found many ways to bring light and warmth into our lives. Celtic Fairy lights, Hanukkah candles, Tamil oil lamps, Christmas LEDs, Bhuddist lanterns,

Giving Thanks

November 27th, 2020|

Papa Hemingway’s writing means more to me now that I am old than when I was a boy and first read his last work of fiction.  The short novel begins by describing what the

Stormy Weather

November 18th, 2020|

“Now is the Winter of our Discontent…” So begins the Shakespeare play about the corrupt and manipulative thirst for power and short reign of King Richard III. Centuries later, John Steinbeck borrowed

Women in the News and Aloft

October 28th, 2020|

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

When will the skies clear?

October 2nd, 2020|

“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,

Navigating through Uncharted Territory

August 7th, 2020|

In recent days it was as if we were in the 19th Century, sailing nicely after weeks in the doldrums, navigating with compass, sextant, watch and sketchy charts, and looking ahead with a spyglass.

Summer 2020 Appeal

June 25th, 2020|

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

June 24th, 2020|

“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

June 16th, 2020|

“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

Keeping the Dream Alive

June 7th, 2020|

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