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
To Sail or Not to Sail
Dear member of the Call of the Sea community, You may notice that the salutation for this week’s update is different: You are included in the Call of the Sea community. We hope that you feel part of our
COI and Federal Stimulus Funds
Dear Call of the Sea Supporters and Volunteers,On this beautiful Sunday, we hope that you are enjoying the blessings of good health, and that you and your loved ones are staying safe.This morning, we could
Earth Day 2020
Dear Call of the Sea Supporters and Volunteers, This message is being sent at 7.00 AM on Earth Day, April 22. Bay tides are at their lowest, at 5 inches, barely above Mean Sea Level.
Mart Falarski Reminisces on the Doldrums
From Mart Falarski, longtime Matthew Turner volunteer and supporter. It was late 1972 or early 1973, Jock Walker and Yuriko Doi had just gotten married in Acapulco and his boat partner had returned to