SAUSALITO, Calif.—A large wooden ship glides across the San Francisco Bay, its massive sails billowing in the cool coastal breeze.
“Two, six, heave!” the crew of volunteer sailors shout in unison as they hoist the sails of the Matthew Turner, a 132-foot-long traditional brigantine vessel.
It is one of two ships that the maritime-focused nonprofit Call of the Sea operates to provide people with the opportunity to connect with the sea and learn about sailing traditions, according to Alan Olson, the organization’s co-founder.
Alan Olson aboard the Matthew Turner in Sausalito, Calif., on Aug. 13, 2022. (David Lam/NTD)
“I think that young people don’t realize how many options they have,” Olson told NTD, a sister media of The Epoch Times, during an Aug. 13 sail. “They grow up in a bubble. They don’t really see outside that bubble. But you put them on a ship, and you go someplace, and you spend some time on it, then they see other ideas.”…