Issue #294 September/October 2023

Be sure to select PRINT or DIGITAL when you order.  September/October 2023 Table of Contents FEATURES MATAWA — A plywood pioneer by Nic Compton SALLY and BRANTA — The last of the Burgess 10-Meters by Randall Peffer The MATTHEW TURNER — A Sausalito tall ship and its genesis by John Skoriak and John Riise Restoring ZEST — A naval architect couldn’t get his first love out of his head by Karen Sullivan A Lightning Sloop Strikes Again — “Wright Brothers” restore FLYER to racing trim after 45 year by Douglas Wright Elmer Collemer — The legacy of a one-man shipyard by Roger Allen Moody Bending-On Sails — Passing experience down to new crew by Michael Sauter Cover: The MATTHEW TURNER, a 135′ brigantine, was built in Sausalito, California, by the nonprofit Call of the Sea with thousands of hours of volunteer help. Her first sailing season was in 2020. Photograph by Benson Lee      “Your downloads are ready” will be the subject line of an email you’ll receive from us—once we’ve processed your digital order. That email has the link to click, so you can then download the file. This isn't an "instant" process, so if we're asleep, you may need to wait for regular business hours, for us to process the order. Although we are quite timely, we may not be processing on weekends & holidays.