Preserving the history and legacy of Gilbert Klingel
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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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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 …
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 …
