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Winter Work Updates, Feb. 17th
Our first potluck of the year was a success! If you missed out this time, don’t worry – potlucks will be held monthly through the...
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Winter Work Updates
Work on the windlass continues as we demolish the starboard windlass post and strip the ratchets and pawl rack from the windlass drum. ...
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Hull Rebuild Campaign has a Successful Kickoff!
The ‘Haul Out’ Campaign has had a successful start and has been more accurately rebranded, “Hull Rebuild Campaign!” We exceeded our...
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Help Gazela Lead the Parade
In May 2018, the Penn’s Landing waterfront will be abuzz with Sail Philadelphia Tall Ships festivities. As Philadelphia’s resident tall...
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Spring maintenance work continues; the winter cover is almost down!
A great turnout from our volunteer crew over the past two weeks saw a lot of small jobs get done, including general clean-up of areas...
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Getting Gazela ready to sail
A huge thank you goes out to everyone who pitched in to assemble the rig and make crane day on May 15 at the Navy Yard a success. By the...
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The vessels are back in the water!
Gazela and Poplar went back in the water on October 8 after two months in dry dock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Gazela is currently at...
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Pop Up at the Dry Dock on September 10th – tickets on sale!
Please join us on September 10 at 5 p.m. at Dry Dock No. 2, operated by Rhoads Industries at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, to celebrate the...
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Dry dock project update – August 16
Gazela enters the dry dock On Wednesday, 29 July, Gazela entered Dry Dock No. 2 at Rhoads Industries in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. She...
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Dry dock update
Dry docking update – we had a great turnout of volunteers on Saturday, July 11, to learn more about an important project to assess the...
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Guild President’s Newsletter – July 2015
Letter from Guild President, Al Ponessa to the Guild July 10, 2015 Dry-docking I have been holding off on this Newsletter so I could...
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Another dory shout-out
This time in Tony Souza’s own words on Old Salt Blog: To enhance Gazela’s role as a 113 year old living museum teaching ecology and the...
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Dory 29 shout-out
Gina Pickton’s photo of Gazela’s racing dory crews made the internet pages of Duckworks Magazine. The July Splash section of the mag...
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Dry docking plan gaining momentum
Here’s the latest info from Eric to our newsletter subscribers about the upcoming dry docking: Preparations are underway! The Marine...
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Dry docking Gazela and Poplar
Guild President Eric Lorgus announced long-awaited plans to get Gazela into dry dock for inspection and repairs: I have great news. We...
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Dory Update
The frames, transom, transverse cleats and stem are epoxied to the bottom and the skeleton is ready for the hull planking. The long dark...
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KYW Talks About Upcoming Repairs
Here’s a short overview of plans for short-term and long-term Gazela repairs. From KYW: Philadelphia’s tall ship, Gazela, will be sailing...
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