Preserving the history and legacy of Gilbert Klingel
You will find general news, updates and articles that do not fit the “Klingel History” or “Freya Project” journal categories.
I recently returned from a trip to Maine, in part to visit with Mark Jackson on Green Island. Mark was the Maritime Technical Instructor at Vinalhaven High School and he was seeking a boat that needed restoration and would fulfill the need of his project; to provide a sailing experience and a challenge for the …
Here we are providing maritime education for Middlesex Middle and Elementary Schools at Education Day, Thurs., Nov. 4, 2021.
This week’s Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal remembers Gilbert Klingel in an article titled, “This year marks 70th anniversary of Klingel’s ‘The Bay’”. Follow this link to read the article on the Gazette’s website
“In 1951, several nature writers were captivating readers with books that would endure for generations. Rachel Carson opened our eyes to the oceans’ wonders. Thor Heyerdahl thrilled us with his tale of South Seas bravery aboard a log raft. And Gilbert Klingel, a lesser known but no less knowledgeable author, took us where no one …
The Spring issue of “Sea History Magazine” contains a full 2 page article written for youth about Gilbert Klingel and his encounter with an octopus while diving off the shores of the island of Great Inagua in 1938, and more on Klingel’s diving and the Basilisk, his replica of Joshua Slocum’s famous Spray. Articles are …
The Mathews Maritime Foundation is preparing Boating Safety classes for youth 10 to 18 years old, boys and girls, to prepare them for water activities and to obtain their Boat Virginia Operator license. The classes will be limited to 10 or less and can include parents. Classes will be held at the MMF Museum, Saturday …
Freya, a 30’ full keel sloop, was the first boat built by Gilbert Klingel in 1953 at his boatyard on Gwynn’s Island, VA. After a return trip from Florida in 2017, she now resides as an educational vessel at the Mathews Maritime Foundation Gwynn’s Island Boat Shop. Freya is currently in line for some structural …
WOW! The documentary “Gilbert Klingel: Man of Steel” is still winning awards. This year it went out west to Texas, to the Houston International Worldfest Film Festival and was awarded the Platinum Remi Award for Documentary Film Subjects. The international festival had over 4,600 entries, from 76 countries, and the Platinum Remi is the top award, the highest “Remi” for its category, coming in above bronze, silver, and gold! An amazing accomplishment. Congratulations to Producer Dave Miller of Miller Productions of Virginia, as well as all who gave much appreciated support.
This article was published in the Gloucester Mathews Gazette-Journal on May 7, 2020.
*Please note that the web address for the Mathews Maritime Foundation is www.mathewsmaritime.com
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