The Matthew Turner, a square-rigged tall ship that has the touch and feel of an old sailing ship built in the late 1800s - the real Turner’s heyday - brings a link with the past. ![]() The ship’s namesake, Matthew Turner, was based in Benicia and is the most prolific boat builder in American history, assembling more sailing vessels than any other single builder in the United States. The same couldn’t be said of San Francisco, despite being one of the most historic nautical ports in the United States. Most seaports around the country have a tall ship or some other maritime historical link that serves the youth community either in sail training or environmental education. “We’re hoping that she’ll be fully operational by October.”Īn authentic tall ship is long overdue for the Bay Area. “We need to finish rigging, put up masts and spars, there’s electrical to complete, plumbing and interior work like construction of the bunks,” Olson said. While the ship is structurally complete - sealed from deck to hull and already equipped with all the heavy equipment like motors and generators - there is still work required to complete the vessel, said Alan Olson, project director. She will be the first tall ship to set sail in Marin in more than 200 years. ![]() The Matthew Turner - operated by Call of the Sea, a Sausalito educational nonprofit organization - cost about $6.3 million to build, with most funds coming from Marin donors. After more than three years of working day and night, the many enthusiasts who have contributed 120,000 volunteer hours to the Matthew Turner project are thrilled to see the ship make its first splash Saturday.
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