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Offshore Adventure - The Farallon Islands

On, July 17th at 7:49am a crew of six departed Pier 39 marina in San Francisco for a trip around the South Farallon Islands. Months of...

Master Mariners Race 2022

By James Johnson As many of you know, Wooden Boats for Veterans has been getting vets out on SF Bay for over seven years, and with...

Veterans Day 2022

By James Johnson This year’s Veterans Day sail was a very special mission, helping Chief Joe Portillo’s soul find peace back at sea. ...

Valiant - the Spark for WBFV

By Terry Moran In August 2012 I bought her and had the bow fitting recast, the main hatch rebuilt and the main hatch Turtle replaced. I...

Seneca Lee

By Matt Cline The needs of veterans as well as the desire of many to serve them knows no boundaries. All across the United States, there...

Veterans - Our Why

By Terry Moran My first memories of sailing were with my parents, working on wooden boats that they owned and sailing on the bay. Later...

Ocean Queen V

By Terry Moran Wooden Boats for Veterans is proud to announce it has added Ocean Queen V to its fleet. Built in 1951 at the venerable...

Clover's Early Years

By Rob Jarman Rob Jarman, Editor for Offshore Gaffer's Association, had an amazing chat with Mr. Brian Turner in Poole - who at 92 still...