Gundalow Company

Register for a FREE teacher sail

Barbara — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:57:04 +0000

Join us for a free teacher sail!

Teachers are invited for a free sail on the Piscataqua.
Join us for a free trip on the new gundalow Piscataqua to experience firsthand the same exciting new school program we offer your students.

Evening trips from Prescott Park in Portsmouth on:
May 17, 24, 31
June 4, 11, July 23
August 13

Reservations are a must. Please provide us with your name, contact information, school and grade level.

Please e-mail us or call 603.433.9505 to register now!

Bring your class sailing on the gundalow!

Barbara — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:19:01 +0000

We’re now taking reservations for spring and fall field trips on the recently launched Piscataqua. Please download the Education Program Flyer here (PDF), visit our website for more information, and contact our office to schedule a program: education@gundalow.org or 603.433.9505

Gundalow “Piscataqua” Launch Video

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:26:14 +0000

The new gundalow “Piscataqua” was launched in Portsmouth, NH, on December 10, 2011.

Video by Ralph Morang

Video of the gundalow “Piscataqua” Shakedown Cruise

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:41:25 +0000

Video produced by Ralph Morang Photography

Video of the Gundalow “Piscataqua” launched on December 10th…

Carol — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:56:58 +0000

We have received many terrific photographs and videos of the launch of the Gundalow PISCATAQUA – this particular video captured the day nicely…

Video: Moving the New Gundalow

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:05:46 +0000

The new gundalow was moved on Friday December 9, 2011 from the Puddle Dock shipyard at Strawbery Banke, to Peirce Island, Portsmouth, New Hampshire where it will be launched on Saturday December 10 at 11am.

Contemporary Coastal Issues: Energy Alternatives – a panel discussion – Wed Dec. 14 – 6:30pm (free)

Carol — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:00:35 +0000

Contemporary Coastal Issues
Our Waters, Our Future: Choosing to Make a Difference

Join us for the last in our monthly series that examines local water quality issues and explores ways we can reduce our impact on the local watershed.
Programs begin at 6:30pm at Gundalow Company, 60 Marcy Street, Portsmouth, NH.

Wednesday December 14: Energy Alternatives: a panel discussion

Jen Kennedy, Director & Co-founder: Blue Ocean Society “Marine Debris to Energy” project studying marine debris at sea and on the shore, incorporating waste-to-energy and recycling as part of cleanup efforts; Ken Baldwin, UNH Professor & Director, Center for Ocean Engineering/Center for Ocean Renewable Energy (CORE); Dennis Meadows, former Director, UNH Institute for Policy and Social Science Research at UNH, author of Limits to Growth, the factors that will reduce fossil energy use in the future and the potential role of technology for providing substitutes; and Albert Sciaky, creative strategist and technologist currently leading the SeaChange Group which is developing economically viable alternative fuel for commercial ships.

Funded by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association’s Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act in conjunction with the NH Coastal Program & NH Department of Environmental Services.

Gundalow construction time lapse video: June 24 through November 19

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:54:05 +0000

Time lapse video of the new gundalow construction from June 24 through November 19, 2011. With huge thanks to Mike McCormack at SebecTec

Launch of the new Gundalow! Save the Date! Saturday December 10th

Carol — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:24:53 +0000

Don’t miss your chance to attend the historic launch of our new gundalow on Saturday, December 10th!
Become a member today at the Mate level with a gift of $100 and receive a VIP pass for two to attend this momentous event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Peirce Island
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Gordon Webster – Bagpiper
10:30am – Official Remarks
11am – Naming Ceremony & Launching off Peirce Island (Free to the Public)
12-2pm – Gundalow Tours* at Prescott Park Dock

*Gundalow Members only – to join call 603-433-9505 or online at www.gundalow.org

Paul E. Rollins, Sr., Master Shipwright

Co-sponsored by Appledore Real Estate, Piscataqua Savings Bank, RBC Wealth Management, and the Portsmouth Recreation Department. In-kind partners for the launching include CMA Engineers, Friends of South End, PPMTV, Portsmouth Harbor Towing, Prescott Park, and Strawbery Bank. Commemorative t-shirts available for $25 ($20 for members) made with a cotton-recycled plastic blend by EarthTec.

Boat Builder Chat: Nick Brown – Wed Oct 26 5pm (free)

Carol — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:08:13 +0000

Join us for a free tour of the gundalow shipyard at Puddle Dock, Strawbery Banke with Eliot, Maine boat builder Nick Brown. Wednesday, October 26th – 5pm

A boat builder for over 25 years, Nick is a former tugboat captain as well as one of the original crew of the “Captain Edward H. Adams” gundalow. “On the Waterfront” was Nick’s long-running column about the seacoast’s working waterfront both in the Portsmouth Herald. (Photo: Ralph Morang)

Construction of the new Piscataqua Gundalow at Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, NH, by The Gundalow Company. Nick Brown is still working on that bulkhead.