Sailing & Seamanship Summer Camps
Our Summer sailing camps start in just 4 weeks, on June 13th! We have exciting new activities planned for the younger campers, ages 8-11, with a focus on the marine life that we will
Call of the Sea Busy with Youth Sails
After 2 long years when most schools have been unable to take field trips, the second week of May was the busiest youth sailing week Call of the Sea has ever had! 12 school
Tall Ship Celebration & Fundraiser
Saturday April 23, Noon-3 PM at the Bay Model Visitors Center Join us for an afternoon of fun & education! Help us raise funds for scholarships for our educational sailing programs!
Volunteer Profile Aaron Altabet
Aaron grew up in Walnut Creek, but didn't get the chance to sail until he was an adult. He went to college at the University of Puget Sound, a liberal arts school near Seattle,
Spotlight on the Conservation Fund
In 2012, a nonprofit, The Conservation Fund (TCF), donated the wood to build Call of the Sea's tall ship Matthew Turner because of the initiative of TCF California Project Director Chris Kelly. This week,
Educational Sailing on the Bay
Testimonial From a Parent of Youth Sailors The kids and I had a lovely time on the Matthew Turner on Saturday, thank you so much for organizing the outing for
Volunteer Carpentry Team
Brian Swing was born and raised in Los Gatos. He was not involved with boats before discovering Matthew Turner, but he has been an amateur wood worker for a
Power Regeneration Under Sail
The San Francisco Spring-Summer Fog Machine (sometimes referred to as Karl) has returned with breezy Bay conditions which are perfect for sailing a tall ship like Matthew Turner! In addition to exciting sailing on
Opening Day on the Bay Parade
Join us virtually on Sunday April 25th, for Matthew Turner's first participation in the annual parade for Opening Day. Live stream at Noon Pacific time. Thank you to the Pacific Inter Island Yacht Club
Dawn Is Coming
“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
Matthew Turner Spotlight
Matthew Turner is featured in the Spring 2021 Latitudes and Attitudes magazine, with a multi page article and centerfold photo. The magazine owner and editor, Bob Bitchin, recounts how Call of the Sea founder,
Share the Love this Valentine’s Day
“Think of love as a state of grace: not the means to anything but the alpha and omega, an end in itself.” Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez On any given Valentine’s Day, we