Call Of Sea

Name

Call Of Sea

Legal name

Call of the Sea

Website

https://callofthesea.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Education

NAICS

Marinas (713930), Marinas (71393)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Educational Cruises & Shipboard Learning Programs (THAKAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sailing, Catamaran & Day-Cruise Excursions (nature-focused) (THAAAIAG), Marine Conservation & Citizen-Science Experiences (reef monitoring, turtle walks) (THAAAIAH), Sailing Experiences (Lessons, Regattas, Day Sails) (THAJAJAG)

Keywords

• Sailing education programs
• Maritime experiential learning
• Tall ship passenger sails
• Youth marine science education
• Nonprofit tall ship operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Sausalito

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Educational Sailing Programs: Revenue from day sails, youth camps, overnight voyages, school sails, and community sails for all ages. Program fees cover approximately 50% of actual costs of keeping vessels operational and team in place.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Tiered sponsorship levels from $2,500 (Crew Sponsor) to $100,000 (Commodore Full Season Sponsor) providing brand visibility, event naming rights, and marketing exposure across newsletters and social media.
3. Donations and Grants: Individual donations to Greatest Need Fund, Scholarship Fund, or Vessel Sustainability Fund; foundation grants; planned giving; stock donations; vehicle donations; workplace giving; and corporate matching programs.
4. Scholarship Fundraising: Designated donations for youth scholarships. Specific amounts fund specific outcomes: $50/one student day sail, $250/two students aloft, $500/one week camp, $1000/youth overnight voyage, $2500/classroom field trip, $5000/two classrooms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Call of the Sea operates two traditional tall ships — the 132-foot Brigantine Matthew Turner and the 82-foot Schooner Seaward — as floating educational platforms for experiential maritime, marine science, and environmental education programs on San Francisco Bay. The organization delivers a portfolio of offerings including public day sails, chartered group sails, K-12 school field trips, youth summer camps, teen overnight voyages, adult and family voyages, and specialized tall ship seamanship training (Aloft and Sailing Skills Workshop). Programs emphasize hands-on STEM, marine ecology, seafaring skills, leadership, and environmental stewardship for youth, families, schools, and community groups.

Product overview

Call of the Sea is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating a fleet of two traditional tall ships—the 132-foot Brigantine Matthew Turner and the 82-foot Schooner Seaward—as floating educational platforms for experiential maritime and environmental education. The organization offers a portfolio of programs including public sails, chartered group sails, youth day programs (school sails and summer camps), overnight teen voyages, adult voyages, and specialized tall ship training programs (Aloft Seamanship and Tall Ship Skills Workshop). Programs focus on marine ecology, sustainability, teamwork, leadership, maritime history, and STEM education under sail. Both vessels are US Coast Guard certified for passenger operations, with Matthew Turner featuring innovative regenerative electric propulsion technology combining 19th-century sailing design with modern hybrid systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brigantine Matthew Turner A 132-foot brigantine tall ship used as the primary educational platform for on-the-water programs including youth sails, overnight voyages, and tall ship training. Features a regenerative electric propulsion system combining 19th-century sailing design with 21st-century hybrid technology (BAE HybriGen system, dual AC electric motors at 265 HP each, two Cummins 265 KW generators, lithium battery banks). US Coast Guard certified for passenger operations.
• Schooner Seaward An 82-foot classic staysail schooner built in 1988, annually inspected and certified by the U.S. Coast Guard as a passenger vessel for voyages up to 200 miles offshore from Alaska to Panama. Accommodates 40 passengers on day sails and 12 for overnight trips. Holds the highest possible stability rating for exposed waters.
• Public Sails Day sails open to all ages and groups, offering experiential sailing experiences on San Francisco Bay with educational components about maritime history and marine environment. Approximately 30 public sails operated annually from April to November.
• Group Day Sails (Chartered Sails) Private chartered sailing experiences for groups seeking exclusive use of vessels for team building, celebrations, or custom educational programs. Available for both the Brigantine Matthew Turner and Schooner Seaward.
• School Sails (Youth Day Programs) Educational field trip programs for K-12 students aligned with STEAM curriculum, teaching ocean literacy, bay ecology, sailboat history, and hands-on maritime skills. Serves 118 schools and 53 Title I schools with scholarship grants annually.
• Youth Summer Camp Week-long sailing camps for ages 8-13 offering hands-on maritime education, teamwork, and environmental stewardship through experiential learning aboard tall ships. 50% of youth attending camps received scholarships in 2025.
• Teen Voyages (Ocean Explorers) Multi-day overnight sailing programs for teens ages 13-17 teaching traditional tall ship sailing, navigation skills, celestial navigation, and marine science including water quality monitoring and oceanography.
• Aloft Seamanship Program One-day monthly climbing and rig safety program for ages 12+ teaching aloft skills, safety procedures, and traditional tall ship rigging techniques aboard Brigantine Matthew Turner.
• Tall Ship Sailing Skills Workshop Three-day intensive sailing program on Brigantine Matthew Turner for ages 14+ teaching comprehensive seamanship skills and traditional sailing techniques.
• Adult and Family Voyages Multi-day overnight sailing experiences for adults and families teaching sailing skills, navigation, sail theory, knot tying, and maritime traditions with no experience necessary.
• SEAS Half-day Camp Half-day sailing camp programs introducing youth to basic maritime skills and environmental education in a shorter format suitable for younger children.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,600 students served in 2025 from 118 schools across 11 California counties
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MaterevolvecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Sustainability organization that hosted Textile X Ocean Connector Sail aboard Matthew Turner. Founder Krystle Moody Wood and team connecting textile scientists and marine scientists for sustainability education and hands-on demonstrations.
• Conservation FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGenerously donated Douglas Fir lumber from their 50,000 acres of sustainably managed forests in Mendocino, California. The wood forms the major structure, masts and hull of the Matthew Turner vessel. The Conservation Fund rehabilitates these forests through stewardship management while protecting portions from logging and generating income through carbon credit sales.
• Berry's SawmillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily-owned sawmill in Cazadero, CA with FSC training that milled the donated Douglas Fir lumber. The Berry family has practiced sustainable harvesting and forest stewardship since 1941.
• Sustainable Northwest WoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides Oregon White Oak for the Matthew Turner. Wood is logged from small family-held forests managed to FSC or Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities Partnership standards. 100% committed to sustainable wood products from Pacific Northwest forests.
• 5GyrescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization partnered with Call of the Sea on microplastics research program. Worked with volunteer Mike Wing and crew member Amy Green to address plastic pollution in San Francisco Bay, leading to Sausalito's ban on unencapsulated blue foam floatation.
• Sausalito City CouncilminorOthersAdopted ban on unencapsulated blue foam floatation following presentation by Call of the Sea volunteers Mike Wing and Amy Green on plastic pollution from dock support materials entering the ocean.
• One Percent for the PlanetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEnvironmental membership organization of which Call of the Sea is a member, providing environmental partnership visibility and support.
• US Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model FacilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBay Model facility provides docking location for Call of the Sea vessels and has installed rooftop solar array generating 540 kW/h for dockside charging of the Matthew Turner's electric systems.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey: The Schooner Ernestina is a historic vessel offering sail training and educational programs for youth, including partnerships with schools — a direct peer in tall-ship experiential education.
• Mystic Seaport Museum: Mystic Seaport is a maritime museum that operates a fleet of historic vessels and delivers hands-on sailing and marine education programs for youth and adults — directly comparable tall-ship education platform with sailing immersion and school programs.
• Hudson River Sloop Clearwater: Clearwater is a nonprofit operating a sailing sloop for environmental education and youth programs on the Hudson River — a direct comparable combining traditional sailing vessel with mission-driven marine science and citizen-science programming.
• Ocean Institute: Ocean Institute in Dana Point, California runs shipboard and shore-based marine science and tall-ship sailing programs for K-12 students, including overnight voyages aboard a tall ship — a direct regional peer for maritime STEM education.
• Los Angeles Maritime Institute (Top Sail / Spirit): LAMI operates tall ships out of San Pedro delivering sail training, youth development, and STEM programs for students across Southern California — directly comparable in mission, vessel type, and target population.
• Guided Discoveries (Catalina Island Marine Institute): Guided Discoveries operates hands-on marine science and sailing programs for K-12 students in California, including shipboard and island-based STEM education — closely comparable in audience, mission, and program design.
• World Ocean School: World Ocean School runs shipboard experiential education programs aboard tall ships for underserved youth, with a similar model of school sails, scholarships, and crewed maritime skill-building.
• Appledore Tall Ships: Appledore operates a fleet of traditional schooners offering day sails, educational programs, and overnight voyages for youth and adults — a direct operational peer in the tall-ship sail training space.

Regional players

• Bay Area Discovery Museum: A regional Bay Area nonprofit delivering hands-on STEM and environmental learning experiences to young children — adjacent in geography and audience, though not ship-based, with overlapping school-group channels.

Broad incumbents

• The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk: A larger aquarium-based marine education organization in Connecticut that offers boat-based and in-house marine science programs for school groups and the public — broader in scope but serves a similar audience with maritime STEM offerings.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRWzOT2pY4X4UeY4EglOa9w
• Facebookfacebook.com/CallloftheSea
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/call-of-the-sea
• Instagraminstagram.com/callofthesea

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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