Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild

The Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild is a volunteer centered non profit 501c(3) corporation dedicated to preserving historic ships and teaching seamanship, restoration skills, maritime science and culture. The Guild maintains and operates two historic vessels: the tall Ship gazela built in 1901 and the tugboat jupiter built in 1902. During 2022 with improvement in circumstances regarding the global pandemic, volunteer recruitment and work on the Ship increased. Several organization management improvements were made including continued admin cost reduction measures and a website redesign.

The 2022 event schedule was initiated with paid event and social media coordinators for the summer, new performances aboard including a music series and substantial increase in new guests a new awning was procured allowing gazela to host events regardless of weather, a major milestone.