Virtual Tour of Excelsior’s Deck
We have added a virtual tour of the ship to the Explore Excelsior section of the website. Use the arrows to move around the full length of the deck.
Excelsior Crowdfunder Campaign
Our reward-driven crowdfunding campaign was launched at 11.00am on Thursday 7th May. After 28 days our supporters have raised an amazing £7000 towards our mission to #KeepExcelsiorSailing. Thank you all so much. The reward day sails , voyages etc will be made available to our generous supporters as soon as conditions allow. We will keep [...]
Excelsior on Radio Suffolk
Nick our Skipper was on Radio Suffolk this morning. You can listen on catch up here, The 5 minute interview starts at 40:30 minutes in. Listen Here
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Missed out on a personal copy of our recent Newsletter? Its a great opportunity to find out about the ship , the crew and our sailing season news. You can catch up by reading it here on our News Page but do sign up here to make sure you receive the next one. Many Thanks [...]
April 2020 Newsletter
Excelsior Trust Newsletter April 2020 - Spring Update Covid 19 Response - Sailing Season Currently Suspended Greetings from Excelsior Lots of news, activity, and inspiring ideas to report, but of course no sailing at this current time. Many Sail Training organizations have simply shut up shop and gone home but we are intent on maintaining [...]
Amsterdam 2020 Event Cancelled
This morning we received news that as we were anticipating the SAIL Amsterdam 2020 Event will be cancelled because of coronavirus. "Amsterdam, April 22 2020 - SAIL Amsterdam 2020 (12-16 August) has been cancelled. SAIL fully respects the measures the authorities are taking to combat the spread of the virus, including a ban on organized [...]
New Bowsprit in Place
Some folks may know that part of our winter/spring refit this year has been making a new bowsprit for Excelsior. Well, we're done! Soon we'll post a video showing some of the finer details of this process but in the meantime... As part of our epic mission to get the new bowsprit in place, here's [...]
Wish you were here!
We wish you were here! Although we aren't in a position to welcome aboard guests at the moment due to the restrictions on non-essential travel - once we get the go-ahead to resume sailing, we will hit the seas running! Wishing you and your loves one's safety and comfort during this time of social isolation. [...]
Explore Excelsior
With the start of the sailing season suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have taken the opportunity to give you the opportunity to Explore Excelsior, the boat, and her history online with a new "Explore Excelsior" section of our website. http://www.theexcelsiortrust.co.uk/discover.
