And a custom electric propulsion system will regenerate electricity to banks of high-capacity while under sail.Ĭonstruction of the Matthew Turner shipyard began in February 2013 in the Marinship area of Sausalito. Extensive evaluations have ensured that coatings and paints are eco-friendly.

For example, building materials, such as the Douglas fir for the ship’s frames and planks, were sourced locally and regionally from Forest Stewardship Council-certified forests. Throughout construction and later during operation, Matthew Turner has been designed to tread lightly on the Earth. Matthew Turner is 132 feet long, 25 feet wide and will weigh 175 tons when fully complete. “ Matthew Turner represents an innovative blend of 19th century design with 21st century technology, and is intended to be the most environmentally sustainable vessel of this type ever built,” said Alan Olson, Call of the Sea’s cofounder and Matthew Turner project director. These blessings were followed by short speeches, the ship’s christening by Matthew Turner’s great-great-granddaughters and music from a variety of great local bands. Thousands attended the festivities surrounding the launch, which included multi-denominational blessings from a Buddhist lama, a Native American shaman, a Muslim imam and an Episcopal bishop. Army Corps of Engineers dock in Sausalito on Saturday, April 1. The ship rolled down her launch ramp at the U.S. Matthew Turner -a historic, sustainable wooden brigantine schooner designed to provide experiential education for students-is the first tall ship built and launched in the San Francisco Bay Area in nearly 100 years.

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