Recruiting potluck on April 2
April 2 after work 1730 on board Gazela Bring a dish. Bring a bottle. Bring a friend and turn them on to the ship. Please email volunteer@gazela.org and let us know if you can help by bringing a big pot … Continued
Register Now: Spring 2016 Sail Training Classes
For those of you who are new to our little band of sailors and are looking forward to getting underway this season, we are offering sail training classes this spring. The mandatory Level 1 class – Introduction to Gazela – … Continued
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 items. We got a recap of last year’s work and successes and got … Continued
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 Pier No. 2 at the Navy Yard, where volunteers have been busy bringing down … Continued
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 those doing the work on Gazela and Poplar. While this is only a … Continued
Pop Up at the Dry Dock moved indoors due to weather – tickets still available
The Pop Up at the Dry Dock party has been moved inside due to projected thunderstorms; it will still be in the Navy Yard and people will still be able to see Gazela and Poplar in the dry dock. The … Continued
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 completion of a project to repair and inspect Philadelphia’s official Tall Ship, Gazela Primeiro. … Continued
Dry dock project update – August 16
On Wednesday, 29 July, Gazela entered Dry Dock No. 2 at Rhoads Industries in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. She crossed the sill at 0805, followed by the barge Poplar, and the water was pumped out beginning at 0955; at about … Continued
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 condition of Gazela’s framing, and to make repairs to our barge Poplar. Gazela and Poplar … Continued
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 announce the Dry-docking date. It is now officially in the signed contract for ‘on or about’ July … Continued