By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald The Matthew Turner, the first wooden tall ship of its size being built in the San Francisco Bay Area in 100 years finally got its lower masts. The “stepping of the masts” – putting each of the 5,000-pound lower masts in place – began at […]
After years under construction, ‘Matthew Turner’ hits the water
First wooden tall ship built in San Francisco Bay Area in 100 years By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News Gazette Special to the Benicia Herald As bands played an estimated 1,000 people watched on land and on watercraft in Richardson Bay, the Matthew Turner finally touched water, leaving the shores of Sausalito Saturday afternoon. The […]