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All Aboard for Adventure: Tales Aboard Tall Ships from Two Pre-Apprentice Program Alumni
Patrick Flynn provides Felix and Yve line handling training onboard Gazela Last fall, the Guild launched our first Marine Trades...
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The Heart of the Guild: A Community Built on Wind, Wood, and Will
I would have never guessed this would be my path when I was handed that tri-folded brochure while stepping aboard for the first time so...
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Member Spotlight: Tom Bastardo
Guild Member Tom Bastardo volunteering on Gazela How did you hear about the PSPG and how did you start volunteering? Well, not so much...
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Member Spotlight: Kara Fraser
How did you hear about PSPG? I grew up sailing and loving the water on my dad's 36' Hunter sailboat. His own father had been a merchant...
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Member Spotlight: Janice Ursani
Have you had much boating experience outside of PSPG? I'm a direct descendent of a pirate captain named William Tree. His ship, Unity,...
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Member Spotlight: Matt Dass
Matt Dass began volunteering with the Guild last December and took the initiative to rebuild Gazela 's donation box. He recalls how he...
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Team Rubicon helps Gazela crew build winter cover
On November 18 & 19, Team Rubicon from the Philadelphia region united to help the volunteers of the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild...
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Team Rubicon will help build winter cover on Gazela in November
Team Rubicon , a veteran’s organization whose primary mission is providing relief to those affected by natural disasters, will be joining...
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Preparations for winter underway on Gazela
A tremendous effort from the volunteer crew was seen during the last weekend in October — downrigging of all sails, most of the running...
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Gazela at Historic Bristol Day on October 22
Gazela was the star attraction at the 41st annual Historic Bristol Day! On Friday, October 21, Gazela  set sail from Philadelphia with a...
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Awards presented at annual dinner
The Annual Dinner in February was a great success, with a healthy turn out and a good bit of money made for the Guild with the auction...
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Gazela featured in Marlinspike Magazine
We were featured in the new edition of Marlinspike Magazine! They did a great job focusing not only on the work we were doing but also on...
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Sad news about the recent loss of two shipmates
Obituary: Philly.com – Henry R. Bilhuber Obituary: Philly.com – Phillip Beck Members of the Guild and Board express our deepest...
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People/Places/Things… Well at Least People
Welcome to new members Andy Creyer and Stephanie Farra who not only joined but participated in Sail Handling and the ship move to Pier...
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July news
Al Ponessa included a great video link in his newsletter last night showing news footage of Gazela at Schaefer’s Canal House on the...
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Goodbye to our dear friend, Paul Parsons
In this video clip, on June 12 in Baltimore, Paul talks from the Gazela galley about his role as ship’s cook.
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