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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...
Jun 257 min read
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Drexel Students End Their School Year with a Bang!
Thanks to students from Drexel University fulfilling their civil engagement requirement by volunteering on Gazela, supplementing our...
Aug 25, 20191 min read
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PSPG Education Programs Seek Teachers and Students
If you are a teacher or know a teacher, email learn@gazela.org or jtdtel@verizon.net for more info on our curriculum-based school-year...
Aug 25, 20191 min read
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Setting sail training class aboard Gazela!
Lean all about setting sail aboard a tall ship! The volunteer crew of Gazela invite you to learn the arcane parts of sails, the ropes...
Oct 5, 20171 min read
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Gazela training sail on the Delaware River
Gazela’s all-volunteer crew practiced their sailing skills on September 10 during a day sail on the Delaware River. The sail also...
Sep 10, 20171 min read
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Gazela leaves port for day sails in June
Gazela left her home port at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia for two day sails on the Delaware River in June. The first sail, on June 10,...
Jun 21, 20171 min read
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Register Now: Spring 2016 Sail Training Classes
The mandatory Level 1 class – Introduction to Gazela – will be offered four times on Sundays. All dates 10 am to 4 pm, aboard Gazela:...
Mar 22, 20161 min read
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Interns wanted
The Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild is currently seeking Vessel Preservation Interns This is an excellent opportunity for aspiring...
Dec 12, 20141 min read
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Upcoming overnight class
Deb Peretz will be running an overnight class on Saturday October 25 into Sunday. Start time will likely be in the neighborhood of 7...
Oct 14, 20141 min read
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Training
Leslie teaches Ethan how to make a solid weld, Feb. 23, 2014. Thanks to Leslie Weitz who is conducting small group welding training. As...
Mar 1, 20141 min read
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Sept. 29 Training and Goodwill Sail
Concerning the sail, we have to acknowledge an ‘unsung’ hero. Marcus Brandt and Marston Black-Simmons provided the following: The...
Oct 20, 20131 min read
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More on Day Sails, Training and Tours
In the upcoming weeks there will be some opportunities to crew while we move the ship as well as crewing on some daytime goodwill sails....
Aug 30, 20131 min read
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Learning the Ropes
Sunday’s sail handling class gave newer volunteers a solid overview of the system of lines and rigging that propel a square-rigged...
Aug 19, 20131 min read
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