SAN FRANCISCO (July 26, 2008) -- Lieutenant Chris Nolan of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle explains to four year-old Joad Stein how to use the wheel to steer the vessel. The Coast Guard and First Book, the Coast Guard's signature charity, hosted children's story time to children from Portola Family Connections and tours aboard the Eagle upon its visit to San Francisco for the Festival of Sail celebration. For every person who visits the Eagle upon its port call in San Francisco, Scholastic, Inc. will donate a book to a disadvantaged child in the community. The Eagle, homeported in New London, CT, is a three-masted barque that carries square-rigged sails on the fore and main masts. The 295-foot long sailing vessel has served the Coast Guard since 1946 and is used as a training platform for cadets and officer candidates to learn leadership, teamwork, seamanship and navigation skills. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Rachel Polish)
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