Voyages with Call of the Sea give young people a meaningful connection with their bay and coastal waters and offer the benefits of an extended, live-aboard sailing program:
- Learn about sailing and seamanship
- Gain self confidence on a challenging adventure
- Build teamwork skills and make new friends
For Schools and Organizations
A school group or youth organization Voyage is a great way to build a team, mark a rite of passage, and create unforgettable experiences for your students!
Choose one of the Voyage programs below or co-create one with us. If there is a particular landmark you’d like to visit, let’s explore the possibilities!
- Hike on the trail for a vista and lesson the the SF Bay watershed
- Visit the former US Immigration Station
- Camp overnight on the island or sleep in bunks on the boat
- Sail along the California coast and practice steering and navigation
- Experience the sights and sounds of the rich animal life at Pt Reyes National Seashore
- Sleep aboard the ship and keep anchor watch at night to see constellations and bioluminescent plankton
- Navigate to “Devil’s Teeth” archipelago and learn the history of ship wrecks on this continental shelf
- Observe hundreds of bird colonies on an essential resting stop for migratory species
- Learn about the role of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in preserving this national Marine Sanctuary
- Sail along the California coast and practice steering and navigation
- Experience the diverse ecosystem of the California coast with guided tidepooling
- Sleep aboard the ship and keep anchor watch at night to see constellations and bioluminescent plankton
For Individuals, ages 13-17
- June 22-25, 2023
- July 20-23, 2023
- August 3-6, 2023
Voyage on brigantine Matthew Turner, San Francisco Bay and local anchorages.
$1,050 for the program, $350/day. Scholarships available for eligible families, based in income level.
- Learn about sailing and seamanship
- Gain confidence on a challenging adventure
- Build teamwork skills and make new friends
- Learn about marine life and the ocean
- Stargaze at night while anchored off shore!
You can choose to pay by credit card or by mailing a check. You will be emailed a digital invoice upon request.
Call of the Sea Youth Voyage Overview
Call of the Sea voyages are overnight programs in which participants ages 13-17 experience nature and build self-confidence through the adventure of sailing a tall ship. Participants work to form a cohesive team to keep watch, sail the ship, and engage in an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on the bay and coastal maritime environment.
- Physical oceanography including tides, currents, waves, depth and temperature measurements
- Meteorology including global and local wind patterns and fog
- Bay and coastal marine science including local organisms, water chemistry, and bottom sampling
- Navigational exercises, finding position by triangulation, dead reckoning (speed-time-distance), plotting current effects by vectors, and introduction to GPS
- Sail training along with sailors’ arts, maritime literature, and other relevant topics