Photo Quiz Solution
On Monday, we posted Jeff Berman’s photo of this tall ship and asked readers to guess her name, homeport and mission.
Lou Freeman of the s/v Seabird from San Diego (now in Ventura) guessed: "Tall ship Californian, homeport San Diego (Maritime Museum). Educational visit."
Closer geographically was Alan Wulzen of Bend, OR (formerly of San Anselmo): "Matthew Turner, Sausalito. Call of the Sea flagship for youth sailing experiences." Max from the Channel Islands asked, "Is that by chance the schooner Matthew Turner? Home ported at the Bay Model Visitors Center Pier in Sausalito? With the mission of connecting people of all ages to the sea through sailing?"
Getting warmer was Bill Grummel of the Pearson 26 Midnattsolen out of Antioch: "Lady Washington, Aberdeen, WA. I volunteer on her." Fellow Pearson sailor Dick Robinson of San Francisco agreed: "Lady Washington. (Hailing port was hidden by inflatable dinghy hanging on davits.) Saw her in the middle of the Bay as I was crossing this morning."
Very, very close to accurate was Jim Boyd of Concord. Jim used to sail the brigantine Rendezvous, 1965-1973. "I believe it’s the Hawaiian Chieftain hailing out of Grays Harbor in Oregon here in the Bay Area to promote and preserve our maritime history."
Richard Pearsall of Ventura had the first correct response: "Hawaiian Chieftain out of Grays Harbor, Washington. Travels with the Lady Washington. They are with the Grays Harbor Historical Society. They travel down the coast for the winter season. Their mission is education for school kids about the sea and its creatures."
"She is the tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain out of Gray’s Harbor, Washington," agreed Steve Costanzo of Dunedin, FL. "She is in Oakland at Jack London Square along with tall ship Lady Washington for festivities there." Mark Blum of Sacramento added that her "mission is to introduce people to adventure sailing as it was done during the age of sail."
Andrew of San Jose, a volunteer last year aboard Lady Washington, confirms: "It’s the Hawaiian Chieftain. Hails from Aberdeen (Grays Harbor), Washington, and the mission of the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport is to provide educational, vocational, recreational and ambassadorial activities and experiences that promote and preserve the maritime history of Grays Harbor, the Pacific Northwest and our nation while serving the needs of the community." Grays Harbor, by the way, is on the Pacific Coast west of Olympia.
The tall ships have moved on from Oakland and can now be found in Antioch, their last Bay Area port of call before heading back up the coast. See www.historicalseaport.org to learn more.