Gazela welcomed guests aboard on July 1st and 4th for tours and the best seats available for the fireworks at Penn’s Landing. The event was completely sold out on July 4th! We were happy to see many returning friends as well as some folks who joined us for their first tour. This was also an important chance to raise funds for the organization. We’ll do this again for Labor Day!
Tickets for Front Row Seats to the Fireworks Now on Sale!
Bring your own picnic dinner and watch the Fireworks show at Penn’s Landing with front row seats from the deck of the Tall Ship Gazela.
The fireworks will be launched from a barge in the middle of the Delaware River, just a few hundred yards from Gazela’s deck.
Schedule of Events:
7:00 PM – Ship opens for visitors
After dusk – Fireworks.
Please note, tickets are non-refundable, unless the event is permanently cancelled by Penn’s Landing. In the event of rain, tickets will be good for whatever evening Penn’s Landing re-schedules this fireworks event.
All proceeds benefit the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild, the non-profit that owns, maintains, and sails the historic tall ship, Gazela. Buy tickets at http://gazelafireworks2019.bpt.me
Front Row Seats to Penn’s Landing Fireworks!
Bring your own picnic dinner and watch the Fireworks show at Penn’s Landing with front row seats from the deck of the tall ship Gazela. The fireworks will be launched from a barge in the middle of the Delaware River, just a few hundred yards from Gazela‘s deck.
Schedule of Events:
7:00 PM – Ship opens for visitors
After dusk – Fireworks.
Click here to purchase your tickets!
Please note, tickets are non-refundable, unless the event is permanently cancelled by Penn’s Landing. In the event of rain, tickets will be good for whatever evening Penn’s Landing re-schedules this fireworks event.
All proceeds benefit the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild, the non-profit that owns, maintains, and sails the historic tall ship, Gazela.
Food & Wine with the PSPG at Pier 5
On Sunday, September 23, beginning at 4:00 pm, please show your support for the tall ship Gazela and the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild by spending an evening to meet crew and volunteers at the Pier 5 Condos (7 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd.) next to Penn’s Landing. Get to know about Gazela and the other ships managed by the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild and enjoy an evening of wine and food.
The event will run from 4:00 to 7:00 and anyone interested can get a tour of Gazela following the event. The ship will be located about five minutes away near the Ferris wheel at Penn’s Landing.
Catering will be provided Philabundance Community Kitchen.
Tickets for this event are limited and are $50 per person. Click here to purchase tickets.
Fireworks Reception aboard Tall Ship Gazela!
Join us for a fireworks reception aboard Gazela on Saturday, May 26! All tickets include Sail Philadelphia Festival Admission. All proceeds go to the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild. Tickets are available in three levels:
Admiral: Ticketholders are welcomed aboard Gazela at 7pm for a champagne reception followed by fireworks. Admiral Ticketholders enjoy reserved seats on deck and VIP below-deck tours conducted by the crew of Gazela. (Those interested in exploring below decks are asked to wear flat comfortable shoes and be prepared to go up and down ladders.) Your Admiral Ticket also includes a Sail Philadelphia Early Access Pass, granting you an 11am early entry to tour the tall ships at Penn’s Landing.
Captain: Gazela‘s gangways open to Captain Ticketholders at 8pm. Gazela‘s crew will be providing below-decks tours. (Those interested are asked to wear flat comfortable shoes and be prepared to go up and down ladders.) Seating will be provided as available, and your Captain Ticket also includes two (2) Sail Philadelphia Ship Tour tickets. Your ticket also grants access to the festivities on Sunday, May 27, beginning at noon.
Ensign: Ticketholders are invited aboard Gazela at 8pm to view the fireworks. Your Ensign Ticket also includes a day pass to the festivities at Penn’s Landing for Sunday, May 27.
Click here to purchase your tickets. We look forward to welcoming you aboard for this one-of-a-kind experience!
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 ship, Gazela is slated to lead visiting tall ships in a parade-of-sail into her home port on the Delaware River. But January’s lengthy frigid weather spell struck hard in the engine room. After one of the coldest cold spells the Northeast has seen in a very long time, some crew members entered her engine room. To their horror, they found extensive systems damaged from the cold. Assessment and repairs are continuing and damage estimates exceed $15,000. Our beloved sailing ship floats dead in the water until all repairs are made.
Can Gazela Lead the Parade?
Without her engine room systems up and running, Philadelphia’s tall ship will not be able to proudly lead her own city’s parade.
We Need You! Click Here to Donate!
We are asking for your donation and support to help get Gazela ready for this very important event. Anything you can donate would be greatly appreciated. Funds will go directly to the repairs needed to get her ready.
PSPG Annual Dinner March 10
Please join us for the Guild’s annual dinner on Saturday, March 10th at the Pennsylvania Yacht Club, 2189 State Road, Bensalem, PA. We will enjoy a cocktail hour with appetizers, followed by dinner, dessert, and time to socialize with your crewmates away from the ships! Purchase your tickets here.
Please note, this year there are two price options:
$35 – Includes appetizers, dinner, coffee, and tea
$50 – Includes appetizers, dinner, coffee, tea, soda, and alcoholic beverages (must be 21)
photo credit: Pennsylvania Yacht Club
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 crew of about 20 volunteers, arriving at Bristol’s new wharf by early afternoon. That evening the crew and members of the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild Board welcomed the organizers of the event, Bristol Cultural & Historical Foundation, on board for a dinner reception, sponsored by the King George II Tavern.
Saturday morning dawned bright and clear, and the day started with a reception honoring Bristol businessman Sam Farruggio, who had sponsored the transportation of Gazela‘s current mizzen mast from Roseburg, Oregon. At 10:00am, Gazela opened the gangways for free tours, and for the next 6 hours the crew was proud to inform over 3,000 visitors about the ship and our work.
Gazela departed Bristol on Sunday, and is currently back at Penn’s Landing. The Guild and all of the volunteers want to extend a hearty thank you to Bristol for welcoming us into your community!
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 which control them, and the steps for setting and dousing the sails. Our instructor, Deb Peretz, learned these steps over 20 years ago and has since gone on to serve on other sailing ships and tugboats. She’ll provide handouts and personalized instruction to get you comfortable with pulling on ropes and working as a team. The last hour of class will consist of students responding to orders and setting and dousing at least four of the ship’s 16 sails.
Date: October 15, 9am-1pm
Location: Barkentine Gazela at Penn’s Landing
Admission is $60, which includes handouts, instruction, and tours
To purchase tickets, click here: Sail Training Tickets
Please note that this is an outdoor event, so dress for the weather. If you have tender hands, you may choose to bring gloves. Gazela will not leave the dock for this class.
Karaoke aboard Gazela – Saturday, September 30
Sing with Philly’s beloved Karaoke host, Dr Thunder, aboard Philly’s historic Tall Ship Gazela at Penn’s Landing on Saturday, September 30!
Voted Best of Philly by Philadelphia Magazine, Dr Thunder Karaoke will deliver his finest booty (that means wealth) of music and talent to benefit the historic sailing vessel.
There’ll be lots of fun going on while you sing to the sea! And with tickets priced at only $5, you won’t be plundered for admission to this most exceptional venue.
Date and Time: Saturday, September 30th, 6-10 p.m.
Location: Spruce Street and the Delaware River (across from Spruce Street Harbor Park)
Tickets are limited! Only $5 – CASH at the door (gangway)
