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Inspiring the next generation of ocean stewards! Middle and high school students from around the world are invited to compete in the 2015 Ocean Awareness Student Contest. The theme “Our Oceans, Our Plastic” allows you to explore and interpret the connections among the ocean, plastic pollution, society, and you. This is an interdisciplinary contest that weaves together ocean awareness, creativity, and advocacy. Advocacy means taking a stand for something you believe in. It requires problem-solving skills, creativity, communication skills, assertiveness, and most of all, knowing when to call the world to action.  While learning from science, history, and personal experience will […]

Gundalow tours offer new view of Piscataqua By Jeanne McCartin features@seacoastonline.com July 23, 2014 2:00 AM The gundalow Piscataqua is a beautiful, odd thing tucked up against the dock on its namesake river, just off Prescott Park in Portsmouth. Stumbling across it unwittingly is a bit like discovering a dinosaur — a large, powerful unfamiliar creature that once roamed in great numbers, now a rare model used for education. Though unlike the dinosaur, this relic is alive. The current gundalow cruises the river that, at its height, held dozens of the flat-bottomed, wooden cargo barges at a time. The Piscataqua […]

Be part of the Sail Portsmouth’s PARADE OF SAIL to welcome the tall ships to Portsmouth. Sail down the Piscataqua River with the Spanish galleon EL GALEON ANDULUCIA and the privateer LYNX. You are welcome to bring a picnic and beverages of your choice on this sail.  Click here to purchase your tickets.  Sail Passes, Limelight and discounts do not apply to this cruise.

Looking for a unique activity for children this summer? Have them join our crew aboard the gundalow Piscataqua. We are now offering two types of day camps for children ages 9 to 12: a week-long River Kids day camp for $240 per child a Crew for Day camp for $30 per child The week-long day River Kids camp, will be held August 3rd through 7th from 9 AM to 3 PM. Campers will spend their mornings on the water engaging in activities on navigation, the environment and maritime history and their afternoons doing shore based explorations. The Crew for a Day camps, held from […]

For a change of pace, the gundalow Piscataqua will be at the River House Restaurant dock this Saturday night to Sunday, with 2 sails scheduled from the River House on Sunday, June 29. The first sail will be a short 1 hour and 15 minute sail upriver at 12PM , while the second sail will be a 3-hour upriver sail at 2PM.  These sails take you under two Portsmouth bridges passing the towns of Portsmouth, Kittery, Newington and Eliot.  For a special treat, you can order a gundalow lunch from the River House Restaurant with you ticket purchase.  The lunches will be delivered right to the boat.  Choose from […]

The nonprofit Gundalow Company is excited to announce its new partnership with the Porsmouth Science Café and the Portsmouth Brewery for our summer Contemporary Coastal Issues program aboard the gundalow Piscataqua on Wednesday evenings.  Like the Gundalow’s Coastal Issues program, the Portsmouth Science Cafe provides an opportunity for the public to learn about contemporary science issues from leading experts in a relaxed setting at the Portsmouth Brewery. These gatherings are held monthly at the Portsmouth Brewery October though April.  The Gundalow plans to keep the Science Café conversations going through the summer months with the Wednesday night Contemporary Coastal Issues […]

This spring, over 45 classes are participating in school sails aboard the gundalow Piscataqua, a reproduction of the traditional wooden vessel operated by the nonprofit Gundalow Company.  Sailing aboard this “floating classroom,” students engage in interactive activities including setting the sail, steering the vessel, learning to navigate, towing for plankton, and exploring human impact on the environment. The students also learn about the storied maritime heritage of the Piscataqua Region.  The Gundalow Company is currently taking school reservations for September and October. These unique boat-based experiences would not be possible without the support of our sponsors.  This year C&J Bus […]