We had a terrific time this week with our good friends in the Unified U.S. Deported Veterans chapter of Veterans For Peace, sailing on the historic Golden Rule peace boat off of Ensenada in Baja California, Mexico. We will continue to stand with all those who...
We have all sails up along the coast from Newport Beach to San Diego. We're seeing whales, dolphins and pelicans. We passed the San Onofre nuclear power plant a little while ago. It was a wonderful fundraising party last night! We cleared over...
We have made some changes in our sailing schedule due to water levels, weather, and safety. The updated sailing schedule is below: July 6th - 8th: Reunion with the Phoenix of Hiroshima July 9th - 13th: Sacramento July 14th - 16th: Rest/Travel Days July 17th - 20th: Redwood City July...
The Golden Rule enjoyed a warm "welcome home" at a lasagna dinner party held Sunday evening in Manila, California on the Humboldt Bay. The party was attended by about 80 people and after expenses cleared over $2000! THANK YOU!! Helen Jaccard gave us a slideshow tour...
July 11, 2015 Our first jaunt into Humboldt Bay with both sails up was met with cheers from the Eureka crowds gathered at the shoreline....
[caption id="attachment_2551" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Fire Boat leads the flotilla accompanying Golden Rule across Humboldt Bay[/caption] On June 20, hundreds of spectators watched Golden Rule splash into Humboldt Bay from Zerlang & Zerlang Boat Yard in Samoa, CA where she has been lovingly restored by Veterans...
The steady drum beat pounding out our work cadence has been stepped up a notch. We're not at ramming speed yet but getting close. Only 60 plus days till The Rule is scheduled to splash. Michael Gonzalez finished shaping and painting the main mast. We slid...
Just recently the dismantling of the work shed over the Golden Rule was completed in preparation for the relaunch coming up on June 20th, 2015. No donation amount is too small when given by many hands. Please visit our Wish List Page for specific items we need. ...
We've got an official dead line, June 20th. 2015, the Rule is scheduled to slide into Humboldt Bay. At 1600 hours the tide will be right and baring unforeseen problems we will splash after almost four years of hard work. There is a great deal of work...
Main Mast taking form. Everything is a very close fit. Lot of labor and dust. Next will be more sanding to round the mast up. More fittings and connecters for standing and running rigging. Wind vane on top. Then paint. Then on it goes. Thank you...