Learn to sail a tall ship with Call of the Sea on an overnight voyage.  Climb aloft, join the crew in sailing maneuvers, learn navigation and voyage planning.

Dates # of Days Ages Embark/Disembark Price
June 19-22, 2025 4 days/3 nights Adults & Families with youth age 12+ Sausalito-Sausalito $1,325
July 7-11, 2025 5 days/4 nights  Adults & Families with youth age 12+ Sausalito-Sausalito $1,650
Aug. 28-31, 2025 4 days/3 nights Adults Sausalito-Santa Cruz $1,325
Sept.  3-7, 2025 5 days/4 nights Adults Santa Cruz-Sausalito $1,650
  • Board the ship at the Bay Model Visitor Center
  • Voyage to Drakes Bay and around the Farallones, or along the coast
  • Learn about sailing and seamanship
  • Gain confidence on a challenging adventure
  • Stargaze at night while anchored off shore!

Includes sailing and sleeping aboard brigantine Matthew Turner, safety gear, seamanship training and all meals with the crew.

How to sign up:

  1. Register
  2. Pay deposit
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Call of the Sea Voyage Overview

Call of the Sea voyages are overnight programs in which participants experience nature and build self-confidence through the adventure of sailing a tall ship. Participants join the crew to keep watch, sail the ship, navigate and engage in activities focused on the bay and coastal maritime environment.

  • Tall Ship sailing skills:  climbing aloft, line handling and coiling, knots, teamwork on deck
  • Navigation:  finding position by triangulation, dead reckoning (speed-time-distance), plotting current effects by vectors, and GPS
  • Exploration:  visit Drakes Bay National Seashore and see the Farallon Islands from a sailing vessel
  • Marine science:  observe marine wildlife in the Gulf of the Farallones