Aug 17
A Sail on San Francisco Bay
Carls in the Bay Area
are invited to
A Sail on San Francisco Bay
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Time
1:45 p.m. check-in
2:00 p.m. board
5:00 p.m. disembark
Location
Boarding & Disembarking
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model Pier,
Sausalito, CA 94965
Ahoy, Bay Area Carls! You are cordially invited to spend a delightful afternoon exploring San Francisco Bay on the 82-foot schooner Seaward, the same vessel used on Carleton Alumni Adventure’s “Baja by Schooner” trips.
We will be treated to amazing views of Bay Area sights (Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island, and Alcatraz, among others) from a vantage point many of us have never seen—even if we’ve lived here for decades.
No sailing experience is required. Participants have the option to kick back and take in the scenery or learn a bit of seamanship from the crew—both through sailor’s lore and by helping to hoist the sails and set the ship’s course. This is a family friendly event and children are welcome.
Seaward is owned and operated by Call of the Sea, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping students better understand their world through experiential education, with the aim of empowering future generations to become “environmental stewards.” Seaward's crew is well versed in the current state of the bay's unique ecosystem and will happily provide information about Bay Area natural history upon request.
Interested folks can make a day of it. The Seaward is docked right next to the Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model, a fully accessible education center which hosts a working hydraulic model of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento - San Joaquin River Delta System. It is definitely worth checking out. Follow with lunch at one of the bayside restaurants before heading out for the early afternoon sail.
Cost
Tickets are $88 per person and includes crew gratuity, nonalcoholic beverages, and snacks.
Register
Registration is limited to 40 guests.
Directions
Call of the Sea’s sailing vessels, Seaward and Matthew Turner, are docked at the Bay Model Pier, adjacent to the Bay Model Visitor Center, located just north of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito. If you use a GPS/directions app, search for the Bay Model Visitor Center, located at 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965.
Questions?
Contact Alumni Relations (alumni-office@carleton.edu, 800-729-2586) or Christopher Payne '91 (Christopher.Payne@alumni.carleton.edu, 202-213-5599).