Sausalito’s Tall Ship Reaches a Construction Milestone with its Whiskey Plank

By • Jun 16, 2016
  • Matthew Turner still has about another year before being completely finished.
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    Matthew Turner still has about another year before being completely finished.
    Tiffany Camhi
  • Volunteers and staff have structurally finished the tall ship. The propulsion room is waiting to get its electric system installed.
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    Volunteers and staff have structurally finished the tall ship. The propulsion room is waiting to get its electric system installed.
    Tiffany Camhi
  • A mock up of the ship's galley was recently finished.
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    A mock up of the ship's galley was recently finished.
    Tiffany Camhi

The historic tall sailing ship that’s been under construction for over two years in Sausalito is nearing completion. This weekend the final plank, traditionally known as the “Whiskey Plank”, will be laid and celebrated. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports.

As a commemoration, volunteers who have put more than 250 hours into the ship or donors who gave $1,000 or more are able to put their names on the hull.
Credit Tiffany Camhi

Tickets to Educational Tall Ship and Call of the Sea's annual benefit gala sold out quickly this year. But you can still support the effort through an online silent auction and donations through its website.

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Tall Ship
Matthew Turner
Educational Tall Ship
Call of the Sea
Whiskey Plank
Sausalito