This overview is from a biography posted by Stuart Coleman, the grandson of Wally Coleman, Klingel’s shipmate in the Inagua saga, and written by Marcy Benouameur, Gilbert Klingel’s daughter. The full biography is available as “The Author | Inagua the Book” at www.inaguabook.com, see link below. Gilbert Klingel, a man of many talents, was an …
“Gilbert Klingel documentary wins film festival award”
This article was published in the Gloucester Mathews Gazette-Journal on May 7, 2020.
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DVD – The Legacy of Gilbert Klingel: Man of Steel
Wanting to order your very own copy of this award-winning documentary on the life and work of Gilbert Klingel? The Mathews Maritime Foundation has them. Order online, shipped right to you, support a great cause! http://www.mathewsmaritime.com/giftshop.html
Richmond International Film Festival – April 25
The Richmond International Film Festival, a film and music festival, is coming up soon. We are so happy to have been selected to screen our Klingel documentary at this big Richmond event. Awards for this festival will be announced at the end of the festival week, and you won’t want to miss it! So, the …
Klingel film wins top honors and Grand Prize Award
Great News! The biographic documentary film, “The Legacy of Gilbert Klingel: Man of Steel” directed by Dave Miller, has been awarded the Grand Prize Award and top honors at the RVA Richmond Environmental Film Festival. “The Legacy of Gilbert Klingel: Man of Steel” will be shown Sunday, February 10th, at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond, at 3 …
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Freya Trip Report From John Bonner
As of May 24, we have sailed over 550 nautical miles (with about 200 miles remaining). We have experienced every point of sail that a boat is capable of, and in the face of stiff winds, Freya has met every challenge with a determination that does not exist in some boats. She held up proudly …
Film – Gilbert Klingel: Man of Steel
Filmmaker Dave Miller of Aylett, Virginia is currently creating a documentary film about Gilbert Klingel and Freya’s journey home to Gwynn’s Island, VA. Titled “Gilbert Klingel: Man of Steel”. Miller, whose film projects about the Chesapeake Bay including “Journey on the Chesapeake” and “Oysters, Boats and Men”, have been well-received, said his new film will …