FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS as we sail to San Diego! We are expecting to leave at 8 am Tuesday July 21, 2015 if all goes well! https://share.delorme.com/JanPassion To learn when we were there (and more), click on a way point. ...
VFP Golden Rule Project will hold a candle light vigil at 7:30 at F Dock on the waterfront at Eureka to mark the 70th anniversary of the explosion of the atom Bomb, "Trinity." We also invite the public to view the Golden Rule. Questions? Contact Nelson...
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. ...
The Golden Rule will be launched on June 20th 2015! Join us on June 20th at the Humboldt Bay Aquatics Center. Time: Celebration/Informational/come aboard the Golden Rule, at 4 pm. Drinks, Music. Guest speakers from around the world, nation, state and county. This is a child friendly event during...
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...
As I reported last month, we've received donations for the fiberglass and the Epoxy needed to apply it to the decks. The glass has been purchased as well as the tools needed to put it down. The Epoxy and thinner was donated by Greg Dale...