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Newburyport Bank has donated $10,000 as the lead corporate sponsor of Gundalow Company’s upcoming Piscataqua Riverfest special event, to be held Saturday, June 4th, in partnership with Strawbery Banke Museum. The daylong family-oriented affair will include food and beverages, a boat show, games, face-painting, educational exhibits, and much more. “We are very pleased to be an avid supporter of Gundalow Company and its historic sailing vessel, the gundalow PISCATAQUA, which deftly blend environmental science with the history and maritime heritage of the Greater Seacoast communities to provide a relevant educational experience for the benefit of persons of all ages,” said […]
Rigs to Reefs: Re-purposing and Re-imagining the world’s offshore oil and gas platforms as some of the most productive marine ecosystems on the planet From Blue Latitudes with Emily Hazelwood and Amber Sparks Thursday March 31st at 7pmVirtual World Oceans Experiences In our daily lives, we all contribute to the global demand for offshore oil and gas, by driving our cars, turning on the lights in our homes, and continuing to rely on plastics. This demand has led to the development of thousands of offshore oil and gas platforms in almost every ocean on the planet. Although intended to produce […]
Voyage from New Hampshire to New ZealandWith Jeff and Molly Bolster Thursday March 24th at 7pmVirtual World Oceans Experiences Former Gundalow Company Executive Director Molly Bolster, and her husband Jeff, retired in 2018 to sail around the world. Far from seafaring novices, they nevertheless had not embarked previously on a voyage this ambitious. Just the two of them, watch on and watch off, they sailed their 40-foot cutter from New Hampshire to New Zealand — before Covid-19 shut the ports of the world to yachts. Join us as Molly and Jeff recount the challenges and satisfactions of a small boat […]
Portland, Maine – Sailing Ships Maine announces the appointment of Matt Glenn as Captain of SSV Harvey Gamage for the duration of an eight-week voyage hosting Proctor Academy’s Winter Ocean Classroom Program. Captain Matt Glenn first learned to sail through free programs for Boston youth on the Charles River and Boston Harbor. He was introduced to tall ships by a college history program taught at sea aboard the square-rigged ship, HMS Rose. After graduation from college, he sailed Bounty from the Great Lakes to the Caribbean. He received his first license in 2005, and currently holds a 500 ton Ocean […]
Season’s greetings and a big huzzah to everyone! As we approach the end of the year I wanted to provide you with a quick update on our sailing season and to ask for your help with meeting our annual appeal goal. 2021 turned out to be a banner year for our sailing and camp programs! We had one of our best seasons of public sails with 5,950 passengers nearly eclipsing our all-time record from 2017 of 6,193 passengers. We set organizational records for the number of private charters (73), and number of River Rats camp registrations (327)! These were great […]
Science Cafe – December 15th. Beavers and Dams – Available live on Zoom
PISCATAQUA SCIENCE CAFEThe Gundalow Company and Tributary Brewery presentEncouraging lively and engaging conversations in a casual setting Shoals Marine Lab Research onseabirds, fisheries,phytoplankton and estuaries. NOV 3rdTributary Brewing Co.10 Shapleigh Rd, Kittery, ME 03904Seating opens at 5pmThe event starts at 5:30pm Upcoming Science CafèsDecember 15th:Beavers and Dams (Zoom) ELIZABETH CRAIG,Ph.D. Tern Conservation ProgramManager & Academic CoordinatorWith students Aliya Caldwell, OliviaSmith & Kevin McGann. Tributary Brewing Co.10 Shapleigh Rd, Kittery, ME 03904
Update from Rich Clycorne, Sept 2021: Bruce was a generous man who provided funding for schools in the Concord-Hopkinton-Henniker-Weare areas of the state to participate in our Celebrating our Rivers school programs; the funding also included the transportation costs for the schools to and from Portsmouth. Bruce, and his son Bill, visited Portsmouth back in 2011 and were given a tour of the Piscataqua by Molly Bolster (Director Emeritus) as the vessel was being built on the grounds of Strawbery Banke. Bruce was so impressed with the project and the plans to use the boat as a floating classroom that […]
Tuesday September 7th 5:00-7:00Gundalow Co PresentsMeet Jack Staines, a “Black Jack” Sankofa Scholar & Tour Guide: Kevin Wade Mitchel as Jack Staines will be performing a living history reenactment aboard the Gundalow, PISCATAQUA . Seafaring was one of the most significant occupations among both enslaved and free Black men between 1740 and 1865. Black sailors sailed on whalers, warships, and privateers. Some were enslaved and forced to work at sea, but by 1800 most seamen were free to seek adventure and economic opportunity aboard ship. On this tour you will meet a mariner who was also husband to Ona Marie […]
