Step aboard the Gundalow and head out on the Piscataqua River for an exciting sail designed just for homeschool families. While aboard, participants will set the sail, steer the vessel, take part in learning stations and spend time connecting with the Piscataqua Maritime Region. This fall our Homeschool Sail will take place on Friday, Sept 16 from 2:00-4:15 in Great Bay. The boat will leave from Adams Point in Durham for a 2 hour and 15 minute sail. While aboard the Gundalow, we will test for water quality, do a plankton tow, learn some knots, and more! Whether you’ve sailed with us […]
This week we welcome Kalle Matso aboard to discuss the Estuary, how it’s doing, and why we should care. Your ticket includes a 2 hour sail and a talk and discussion about the state of our Estuary. Bring a picnic and join us for this specially priced $18 sail! You can find tickets on our site here. As the Coastal Science Program Manager at PREP, Kalle is responsible for developing and managing the science-based programs and projects. Before coming to PREP, Kalle helped manage the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science Collaborative, a partnership between the University of New Hampshire […]
Join us for a day and become a junior member of the crew! Our crew for a day program is designed to give kids a taste of life on the Gundalow. We will swab the decks, set the sail, steer, stand bow watch, tie some knots, and spend the day on the water. Depending on the day sometimes our crew can be found towing for plankton, learning to navigate, or singing a sea chanty. You can sign up for 1 day or join us for all 3! Dates: August 2, 9 ,16 Ages: 8-13 Times: 10:00 – 2:00 To Register […]
Join us this Tuesday night for our speaker series. This week we are joined by Alexa Hilmer from the Shoals Marine Lab. Alexa will be discussing the history of the Shoals Marine Lab during our 2 hour sunset sail from 6:00-8:00. Tickets for this sail are a special $18 Alexa Hilmer currently acts as the External Relations Coordinator for Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) on Appledore Island in the Isles of Shoals, and has worked in many other capacities for SML over the last 6 years. As an undergraduate at Cornell University, Alexa first visited the Shoals to take a marine […]
Join us for a special Gallery Tour and Sail with Wendy Turner: Island Light: Art and a Sail The evening will start with a gallery tour with the artist at her exhibit at Discover Portsmouth from 4:00-5:00 followed by a sunset sail on the Gundalow with the artist from 5:30-7:30 Born in Boston in 1954, Turner grew up on Cutts Island in Kittery Point, Maine. She received her BFA and MFA from San Francisco Art Institute. After living in Sedona, Arizona, the San Francisco Bay area and Key West, she returned to Maine in 1981 where she lives at Sea […]
We’re celebrating our fifth year of sailing by highlighting 5 actions we’re taking to preserve the marine environment and our maritime heritage of the Piscataqua Region. The Gundalow Company works closely with our volunteers, passengers, crew and staff, and organizations from around the region to improve our watershed in a variety of ways. Great Bay Clean Up In June, the Gundalow joined PREP and the Stewardship Network of New England for the first ever Great Bay Clean Up. We picked up over 360 pounds of trash from around Great Bay and plan to continue the effort throughout the summer. Learn more here. Ocean […]
Join the Gundalow for a one of a kind teacher workshop: Exploring our Watershed Our Professional Development programs are designed to bring teachers and educators together aboard the Gundalow for a chance to experience the Piscataqua River first hand. During your time on the boat you will have the opportunity to collect plankton, discuss our watershed, try your hand at using our scientific equipment and experience sailing on the only operating Gundalow in the world. The workshop is designed to immerse educators in our maritime heritage and marine environment while providing them with ideas for transferring these ideas into the classroom. […]
Dominique Salvacion has announced that she has been offered an exciting opportunity and a significant promotion to go work at Idexx, a large global corporation based in Westbrook, Maine. She will be in charge of special events for veterinary clients as well as trade shows for veterinary products all over the US. We are thrilled for her opportunity and wish her all the best. Gundalow board, staff, and crew. July 8, 2016
Join us this summer for our summer speaker series sails. This summer we welcome 14 speakers out on the Gundalow for a series of lively discussion on Contemporary Coastal Issues that affect our region. Our 2016 series features expert guest speakers from around the region that will join us to discuss fun and informative topics from local maritime and naval history to ecological and scientific issue. This summer is one of our best yet! Choose a topic, bring a picnic, and join us for a sail. Or better yet – come for the whole series. Tickets for these two-hour sails are a special low […]
This Tuesday: July 12, 2016 join Jeff Barnum for a sail aboard the Gundalow and hear about the Challenges Facing Great Bay Great Bay-Piscataqua Waterkeeper, through the Conservation Law Foundation working to address water quality issues throughout the Great Bay estuary. Jeff has a thorough knowledge of the estuary, having served as president of the Coastal Conservation Association of NH (CCA), where he focused on the health of our estuarine ecosystems. As a recreational fisherman who has fished Great Bay and the Piscataqua River, Jeff has witnessed first-hand negative changes caused by water pollution, such as the loss of […]
