Our Day Sails in Ipswich to start the season has begun to be a celebrated Annual event. Here are a collection of memories from our 2017 Day Sails, with thanks to contributors who attended the days. We are already looking forward to 2018, where we will again be hosting a number of day's sailing down [...]
National Historic Ships UK (NHS-UK) is to receive a National Lottery grant of £403,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Skills for the Future Programme for its Shipshape Heritage Training Partnership 2 project, it was announced today. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, this project will build on a previous project supported by [...]
Excelsior Christmas Cards are here ! We are really proud of the gorgeous shot of our pretty lady moored in Norway from this season, and so we decided to make some Christmas Cards. Offered in packs of 10, with a festive message inside and great quality red envelopes these won't be about for long for [...]
Here we will share the progress of our Winter Refit. To date we have achieved the following:- Slipped - 6th November 2017 Excelsior on the slips 6th november Stripped the hull and received the timer timber delivered for plank and bowspirt 16 november 2017 Removed the four sections of rotten plank [...]
All the plans are in place for the Social. With supporters, friends, crew, volunteers and some who are all four! joining us tomorrow evening, we are looking forward to sharing with you a look back at the season and let you know what our plans are for 2018! A massive thank you goes to the [...]
With thanks to the Lowestoft IBTC and the Setterfield Trust Excelsior's little boat is nearly complete and will join us for our social Hear, the IBTC show what they've been up to in their latest newsletter and by kind permission see below some of the IBTC's work this year. IBTC trainees and staff working [...]
John Rochester Dies John Rochester, one of The Trust’s most down-to-earth and practical supporters, sadly passed away on Sunday, 19th November 2017. John was one of the World’s larger-than-life characters whom I first met when, as the ‘John’ of John Martin Construction, he was main contractor for the re-construction of the entrance of the Yacht [...]
It is with super sadness that our fab First Mate Karol, who has been with us since 2015 will not be joining us in 2018, as he is looking to pursue some new adventures - keep an eye out for more on our Karol farewells as they unfold over the winter. HOWEVER, this does mean that Excelsior is looking [...]
With a blustery end of the season concluding with a sadly cancelled Day Sail on Saturday we say a MASSIVE well done to all the crew and volunteers who have made this season a great one! Starting with the Baltic adventures, some great weather across to Holland, exploring Norway, covering some great Comp Crew Training [...]
Youth group of smaller proportions... A trip that was planned by way of a treat for, a much younger cohort than normal, the year 2 class of St Faiths Primary School today, following the completion of their KS2 SAT's, to visit Excelsior during her Open Boat moored in her berth at the Heritage Quay. Excelsior one [...]
