Article in the Gloucester Mathews Gazette-Journal highlighting “Maritime Heritage Day Saturday” Go there
The Green Heron
The boat, Green Heron, that Gilbert Klingel built allowed him to continue his passion for observing the far ends of creeks and rivers, where wildlife and plant life were undisturbed. She draws only a foot of water and remains upright on the shore. She is a scow design which is flat-bottomed and her sail was Lateen, which is …
Heritage Day 2023
The Mathews Maritime Heritage Festival is back this year and will take place both at the Museum at 482 Main Street AND at the Gwynn’s Island Boat Shop on Old Ferry Rd. There will be music, food, activities and exhibits, storytelling, boats, and lots of rich maritime history. When: Saturday, 9/30/23Time: 10AM-4PMWhere: Mathews Maritime Museum …
UPDATE on Gilbert Klingel’s “Freya”
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 …
May 20, 2021 – Gazette-Journal
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
Gwynn’s Island boat builder Gilbert Klingel is featured in the April 2021 issue of Chesapeake Bay Magazine
“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 …
Gilbert Klingel: Life and accomplishments
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.
*Please note that the web address for the Mathews Maritime Foundation is www.mathewsmaritime.com
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 …