Keeping Traditional Tall Ship Sailing Alive (Nielsen’s Shipyard and Kathleen & May)

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Bessie Ellen turns 120 in 2024, and to celebrate she's embarking on a voyage round Britain. But before she can set sail for the season, there's been a lot of work to do at T.Nielsen Shipyard at Gloucester Dock. Sarah White and Tommi Nielsen have been running this shipyard since the late 1980s, and it has a sterling reputation for traditional shipbuilding, rigging, and repair work. Bessie Ellen is in the fine company of a number of historic wooden vessels throughout winter, and this short film introduces you to the shipyard itself, along with Kathleen & May, once part of the Historic Ship Collection.

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[daverolstone]

Growing up in Milford Haven during the 1950's I remember the Kathleen & May sailing up the Haven on her way to Pembroke. The local Farmers Co-op had a warehouse on Pembroke Key opposite the Castle and the Kathleen & May brought cattle-cake in on a regular contract. The local boatmen at the time knew we where seeing something special.

[friedlotto]

I wonder if Leo Goolden and Tally Ho will one day visit Gloucester. ☺️

[PeterSimmonds-zi]

Wonderful to see so much on the Kathleen &May. In 2019 I built a 1/24 scale model of her which, now things have returned to normal after the pandemic I am able to sail regularly on the boating lake at Ryde on the Isle of Wight. The model was built in traditional fashion, plank on frame, in pine. She sail’s perfect and is much commented on. Perhaps I may try and make a trip to Gloucester this summer but now in my eighty’s long trips take a little planning. Is she open for viewing and if so when?

[LaurieWatkins-sc]

Missed the bit when k&m was in st Mary overie dock before she left London.

[whispersailing]

Excellent. Only comment is - several shots of ‘Josefine’ (sailing wood) but no comment in the commentary.

[jcline]

Do you have to be a paying “patron” in order to see updates as you’re taking this trip around the UK… or are there planned videos for YouTube in the future?