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Photo: Matthew Turner celebrates 25 years

August 26, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News, Photo Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Unified School District, Matthew Turner, Matthew Turner Elementary, photo, Stephen Slater

‘Matthew Turner’ ship getting closer to completion

October 19, 2017 by Donna Beth Weilenman 1 Comment

By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald The brigantine Matthew Turner, named for the San Francisco Bay Area’s most famous shipbuilder, is one step closer to being a tall ship capable of sailing “anywhere in the world,” project director Alan Olson said. The top mast has been installed on the main mast, […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Call of the Sea, Matthew Turner, Sausalito, ship

‘Matthew Turner’ ship gets lower masts

August 23, 2017 by Donna Beth Weilenman Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Alan Olson, Benicia, Matthew Turner, Sausalito, tall ship

Jasmine Weis: 10 neat facts about Benicia

April 25, 2017 by Jasmine Weis 1 Comment

While the Benicia we know is a quiet commuter town, with a quaint downtown and beautiful views of the bay, the city hasn’t always been a sleepy suburbia. From hosting military operations, to housing famous figures, to even being the state capitol, Benicia has seen a lot- and it has the colorful history to prove […]

Filed Under: Features, History and Tourism Tagged With: Benicia, Concepcion Arguello, Jack London, Matthew Turner, Stephen Vincent Benet, Zodiac Killer

After years under construction, ‘Matthew Turner’ hits the water

April 5, 2017 by Donna Beth Weilenman Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Alan Olson, Benicia, Matthew Turner, Sausalito, tall ship

‘Matthew Turner’ ship launching Saturday

March 30, 2017 by Donna Beth Weilenman Leave a Comment

By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News Gazette A labor of love that began nearly four years ago with the laying of a brigantine’s keel will take an important step forward Saturday when the “Matthew Turner” is launched in Sausalito. Named for the famous shipbuilder who constructed record-setting vessels in Benicia, the Matthew Turner is patterned […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, launch, Matthew Turner, Sausalito, tall ship

Ship named after Matthew Turner under construction

December 30, 2016 by Donna Beth Weilenman Leave a Comment

By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News Gazette During the California Gold Rush, wooden sailing vessels arrived in San Francisco to the point that from the docks, bay waters looked like a forest of leafless trees had risen up above the waves. Many were abandoned, and others were dismantled and recycled. After gold rush mania subsided, […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Martinez News gazette, Matthew Turner, tall ship

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