Mainsail Measurements
First time to hoist the mainsail, in order to take some measurements, but that dark cloud came with a wind shift so we had to lower it quickly. Still, it was exciting to briefly see some sail up on Matthew Turner!
Sea Shanties On Deck!
This salty group came by Matthew Turner last Saturday to sing the building crew some sea shanties.
Drone Captures Topgallant Yard Uprig
Peter Streitman took some wonderful drone footage of Kiel and Randall hoisting the topgallant yard last Friday. Photo by Benson Lee shows Matthew Turner with her full compliment of yards.
Final Two Yards Installed!
The final 2 yards were raised on Matthew Turner today!
Work Aloft
At work on the yards, Randall Landaiche, Noah Limbach and Bruce Lindsey, core members of the rigging team.
Tent Farewell
Last Thursday, enjoying a final get together at the tent, and today...the tent comes down! Thank you to all you wonderful volunteers and donors who have gotten us this far along.
Soft Shackles and the Up-Rig Continues!
Photos: Rich Schaper took a stunning shot of MT from his boat. Noah spend hours aloft rigging the course yard. Dan Higgins was busy last night, making the largest soft shackles any of us had ever seen!
Rigging Underway
The Rigging and Fittings teams are working on getting yards and standing rigging ready for raising the yards in a couple weeks!
This Week at the Tall Ship Tent and Workshop
This week at the Tall Ship tent and workshop: rigging and fittings work progresses steadily, relaxation during daily crew lunch, some education with a great presentation on climate change in the arctic by David Thoreson, and Brad Bergman is loaning us a sewing machine, in anticipation of canvas work for Matthew Turner's interior and exterior.
Radio Broadcast
Here is a direct link to the archive of a radio broadcast, 1 hour all about Matthew Turner and Call of the Sea's educational programs. Thank you Annarose Leff for featuring Matthew Turner! https://soundcloud.com/kzsc/kzsc-transformation-highway-1418